nutria
(Myocastor coypus)
Resources
- Florida's Exotic Wildlife Species Detail - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database - U.S. Geological Survey
Selected Images
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Delaware Invasive Species Council Invasive Species List
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Florida Conditional and Prohibited Non-Native Species Lists
- Florida Invasive Species Partnership
- Idaho Invasive Species Act
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- Maryland Aquatic Nuisance Species Plan
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List
- Michigan’s Prohibited and Restricted Species
- Mid-Atlantic Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Chordata |
| Class: Mammalia |
| Subclass: Theria |
| Order: Rodentia |
| Suborder: Hystricognatha |
| Infraorder: Hystricognathi |
| Family: Echimyidae |
| Genus: Myocastor |
| Subject: Myocastor coypus (Molina) |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
coypu
References
Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)