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Nutria

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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.

Scientific Name

Myocastor coypus 2

Conservation Status

Least Concern 2

Body Size Band

Medium 5

Activity Pattern

Nocturnal 5

Lifespan

19 6

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Myocastor coypus (Animal Diversity Web)

Source Catalogue of Life

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Source Wikidata: Nutria

In Ecosystem

Source Wikipedia: Nutria

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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.
In Ecosystem: Pampas, Native ecological role
Studies in the Argentine Pampas have likewise found a close relationship between coypu foraging and riparian vegetation.

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2. Nutria (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Introduction
The nutria () or coypu () (Myocastor coypus) is an herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent native to South America.
Infobox: status
LC

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Myocastor coypus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Myocastor coypus (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Child Taxon Of: Myocastor, Scientific Classification table, Genus and Species rows
Genus Myocastor coypu and nutria Species Myocastor coypus coypu

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5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data

Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Myocastor coypus Myocastoridae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1
Row: myocastor coypus
3097 Myocastor coypus Myocastoridae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 6937.45 Ref_117 1

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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Myocastor coypus

Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity 19 years (captivity)

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Wikidata: Nutria

Wikidata Q187704, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
In Biome: Wetlands, Introduction

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Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: RodentiaView the Source

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