Coypu
The nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (Myocastor coypus)[1][2] is an herbivorous,[3] is a large, plant-eating, rodent which lives in wetlands.[4] The nutria first came from South America including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay.[4] Animals were taken to Louisiana in the 1930s to be farmed for their fur. Some of these animals escaped and are now living in the Louisiana coastal wetlands. They have become a pest and have damaged the environment.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Myocastor |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MyocastorM. coypus
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| Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
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| The range of the Nutria Regions Extant (resident) Extant & Introduced (resident)Countries Extant & Introduced (resident) Extant (resident) Extant & Introduced | |
Gallery
Nutria heart
Skull from various perspectives
By the river Ljubljanica
Feral nutria in Oise river in France
10-day-old baby nutria
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Coypu Media
Skull of Myocastor coypus (Coypu)
Large orange teeth are clearly visible on this nutria
Nutria population in Weilerswist, Germany low res
Nutria occurrence records from 1980 to 2018 in Europe.
A nutria in a canal in Milan
Ratao do banhado (Ratão do banhado) Filo: Chordata*Classe: Mammalia*Ordem: Rodentia*Família: Myocastoridae Espécie: Myocastor coypus
Nutria (river rat) in the Zoological Garden of Zagreb, Croatia (April 2012)
Nutria burrow damage on bank
A nutria on the banks of a river in Osaka, Japan.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ojeda, R.. 'Myocastor coypus'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ 'Myocastor coypus'. ITIS. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ Myocastor coypus (coypu). Animal Diversity Web, Museum of Zoology (1999)University of Michigan. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Home - Nutria.com. nutria.com. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
Further reading
- Sandro Bertolino, Aurelio Perrone, and Laura Gola "Effectiveness of coypu control in small Italian wetland areas" Wildlife Society Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 2 (June 2005) pp. 714–772.
- Carter, Jacoby and Billy P. Leonard: "A Review of the Literature on the Worldwide Distribution, Spread of, and Efforts to Eradicate the Coypu (Myocastor coypus)" Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 2002), pp. 162–175.
- Carter, J., A.L. Foote, and L.A. Johnson-Randall. 1999. "Modeling the effects of nutria (Myocastor coypus) on wetland loss". Wetlands 19(1):209–219
- Lauren E. Nolfo-Clements: Seasonal variations in habitat availability, habitat selection, and movement patterns of Myocastor coypus on a subtropical freshwater floating marsh. (Dissertation) Tulane University. New Orleans. 2006. ISBN 0-542-60916-9
- Sheffels, Trevor and Mark Systma. "Report on Nutria Management and Research in the Pacific Northwest" Center for Lakes and Reservoir Environmental Sciences and Resources, Portland State University. December 2007. Available on-line: [1]
Other websites
- The documentary Rodents of Unusual Size tells the story of the introduction of nutria to Louisiana and the creative efforts being used in the attempts to eradicate them.
- Saving the Bay: The History of the Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project Archived 2022-09-20 at the Wayback Machine – USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Portland State University - Report on nutrias in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
- Species Profile – Nutria (Myocastor coypus), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for nutria.