Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Class Mammalia > Subclass Eutheria > Order Rodentia > Suborder Hystricognathi > Family Myocastoridae > Genus Myocastor

Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Mus Linnaeus, 1766

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MyocastorKerr, 1792accepted genus name

Species group names

Mus coypus Molina, 1782 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Beverrat sources: Dutch Species Register
 English-United States: Coypu sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: beverrotte; nutria; sumpbever sources: Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 287
 Norwegian Nynorsk: beverrotte; nutria; sumpbever sources: Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 287
 Swedish: sumpbäver
 Turkish: Koypu; Su maymunu
 Welsh: coipw

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Citation

Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=305556

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Occurrence

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.
IUCN:
Red List status CR 2008This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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2005-01-25 by Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz

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