Coypu
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Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Myocastoridae
Myocastor
Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus looks like a large, robust rat. Its body is highly arched, and the head is large and almost triangular. The ears and eyes are small and are located in the upper part of the head. The… More »
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The coypu , or nutria ( Myocastor coypus ), is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae . Originally native to temperate South America, it has s...
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The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition ... : Family Myocastoridae : Myocastor coypus (Molina) ... Nutria (Myocastor coypus). Photo courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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Myocastor coypus (coypu) is a large semi-aquatic rodent which originated from South America. However, due to escapes and releases from fur farms there are now large feral populations in North America, Europe and Asia.
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Scientific name: Myocastor coypus Molina ... Myocastor coypus - Mammal Species of the World; Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of Natural History.; Taxonomy; Distribution ... Myocastor coypus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database; USDA. National Agricultural Library.; Research; Special Note:
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Abstract: Introduced in the 1940's to bolster Maryland's Eastern Shore fur industry, the South American nutria (Myocastor coypus) has been implicated in the loss of emergent marsh, especially that dominated by Olney 3-square (Scirpus olneyi) along the Blackwater River in Dorchester County.
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Myocastor coypus skulls (3 F ... Pages in category "Myocastor coypus" ... Mammal Species of the World Link: Myocastor coypus Molina, 1782...
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Description, habits, reproduction, range and general information about the nutria. ... Nutria; "Myocastor Coypus"; Order - Rodentia Family - Myocastor...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Myocastor coypus. Myocastor coypus. Information about Myocastor coypus in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... South American water rodent Myocastor coypus, about 60 cm/2 ft long and weighing up to 9 kg/20 lb. It has a scaly, ratlike tail, webbed hind feet, a blunt-muzzled head,
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