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Myocastor coypus

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Coypu
(Myocastor coypus)
Taxonomic classification
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Hystricomorpha
Infraorder:Hystricognathi
Superfamily:Octodontoidea
Family:Echimyidae
Subfamily:Echimyinae
Tribe:Myocastorini
Subgenus:Myocastor
Binomial details
Myocastor coypus (G.I. Molina, 1782)
Sound
Sound recordings at xeno-canto
Other resources
Full taxonomic details at MDD

The Coypu (Myocastor coypus), also called Nutria, is a large rodent native to South America. It had been introduced to various parts of the United States.

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References

Woods CA, Contreras L, Willner-Chapman G, Whidden HP. 1992. Myocastor coypus. Mammalian species (398):1-8.

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