Scientific Name
Myocastor coypus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Park
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (LYJO)
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
Data Source: Patrikeev, Michael. 2004. Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Gillespie and Blanco Counties, Texas. Results of a 2002-2003 Zoological Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service by the The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Patrikeev, Michael. 2004. Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Gillespie and Blanco Counties, Texas. Results of a 2002-2003 Zoological Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service by the The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Management Field Review conducted by J. Lott and B. Carey, November 2005
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Patrikeev, Michael. 2004. Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Gillespie and Blanco Counties, Texas. Results of a 2002-2003 Zoological Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service by the The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Management Field Review conducted by J. Lott and B. Carey, November 2005
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Data Source: Patrikeev, Michael. 2004. Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Gillespie and Blanco Counties, Texas. Results of a 2002-2003 Zoological Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service by the The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D.L. Benesh, TNC of Texas
Created Date
8/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Benesh, D.L., The Nature Conservancy
Last Modified Date
12/16/2005 3:11:22 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Park staff
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