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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Myocastoridae
--> GENUS Myocastor
SPECIES Myocastor coypus
| Author: | Molina, 1782. | | Citation: | Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 287. | | Common Name: | Coypu | | Type Locality: | Chile, Santiago Prov., Rio Maipo. | | Distribution: | S Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Boliva, Argentina, Chile. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | | Comments: | Widely introduced into North America, Europe, N Asia, and E Africa. The common name coypu is preferable to nutria, since nutria in Spanish means otter. The species and subspecies were reviewed by Woods et al. (1992). |
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