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Nutria

Mammals

The nutria, also called the coypu, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent native to South America, where it lives in burrows along waterways and feeds on aquatic and riparian vegetation. Introduced to North America, Europe and Asia chiefly by fur farmers, it is still trapped for its pelt in some regions, but introduced populations damage wetland vegetation and infrastructure through feeding and burrowing, and the species is considered invasive in several countries.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Myocastor coypus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rodentia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Nutria
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Armenia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Azerbaijan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Botswana, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Nutria
  • diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The nutria () or coypu () (Myocastor coypus) is an herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent native to South America.
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Native to subtropical and temperate South America, it was introduced to North America, Europe and Asia, primarily by fur farmers.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    In its native range it forms part of South American wetland food webs and can contribute to the dispersal of aquatic plants and spores.
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2. Nutria (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    The nutria or coypu (Myocastor coypus)
  • Infobox, conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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Wikidata: Nutria
  • Wikidata Q187704, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Introduction
View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: RodentiaView the Source
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