Myocastoridae is the traditional family placement for the nutria or coypu, genus Myocastor, a large semiaquatic rodent native to South America and now introduced widely elsewhere as an invasive species. Some modern classifications place the genus within the related family Echimyidae instead, and the correct family placement remains debated among taxonomists.
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Myocastor coypus (Animal Diversity Web)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ4994175, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Myocastorini
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Myocastoridae
Wikidata Q48836446, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Myocastor coypus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyParent Taxon Of: Myocastor, Scientific Classification table, Family and Genus rowsQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Myocastor, Scientific Classification table, Family and Genus rows
Family Myocastoridae coypus and nutria Genus Myocastor coypu and nutria
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