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Scientific Name
Myocastor coypus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
NUTRIA
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | Hystricognathi |
| Family | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | Echimyinae |
| Tribe | Myocastorini |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | Myocastor coypus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Introduced nutria are abundant at Barataria, but unconfirmed at Chalmette B.F.; Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Active management of nutria population size and impacts on marsh habitats (Barataria) continues to be required.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Studies of population biology and habitat use at Barataria should continue
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Craig S. Hood
Last Modified Date
10/5/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: exotic. Species Land Mgr Comments: Reported as an Exotic on NR-MAP97. Species Land Manager Status Code: U97NPS01SESO. El.Site Db Code: USNPSERO*11502. TNC Code: AMAFK01010., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office
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