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Scientific Name
Myocastor coypus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Park
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
nutria
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderHystricomorpha
InfraorderHystricognathi
FamilyEchimyidae
SubfamilyEchimyinae
TribeMyocastorini
GenusMyocastor
SpeciesMyocastor coypus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040; Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040; Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040 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: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040; Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040; Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Exotic species control may be warranted if population numbers rise.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
11/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Linehan
Last Modified Date
12/5/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040; Linehan, J.M.; M.T. Mengak. 2006. Inventory of the Mammalian Species of Vicksburg National Military Park. 113 pp. Cooperative Agreement # H5000 035040
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