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Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID236870
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateFL
CountyWalton
LocalityWalton County
HUC8 NameChoctawhatchee Bay
HUC8 Number3140102
Latitude30.637995
Longitude-86.155962
Lat-Long SourceUS Census Bureau
Lat-Long AccuracyCentroid
Map
Year1963
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number14724
AuthorLayne, J.N.
date1997
titleNonindigenous mammals.
journalIN Simberloff, D., D.C. Schmitz, and T.C. Brown (eds). Strangers in Paradise: impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida.
publisherIsland Press, Washington, D.C.
pages157-186
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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