Specimen ID | 253833 |
Group | Mammals |
Genus | Myocastor |
Species | coypus |
Common Name | nutria |
State | TX |
County | Anderson |
Locality | Palestine |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Neches |
HUC8 Number | 12020001 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1954 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 16213 |
Author: | Swank, W.G., and G.A. Petrides |
Date: | 1954 |
Title: | Establishment and food habits of the Nutria in Texas. |
Journal: | Ecology |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 172-176 |
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Comments | Nutria released to control aquatic vegetation. Damage to lake embankments, gardens, crops noted. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |