Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID250254
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateLA
CountyLafourche/Jeffer
LocalityBarataria Basin, bound by the Mississippi and by Bayou Lafourche, in southeast coastal Louisiana,
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEast Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090301
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17260
Author:Johnson-Randall, L.A., and A.L. Foote
Date:2005
Title:Effects of managed impoundments and herbivory on wetland plant production and stand structure.
Journal:Wetlands
Volume:25
Issue:1
Pages:38-50
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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