Myocastor coypus

Myocastor coypus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Placentalia Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Infraordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Myocastoridae
Genus: Myocastor
Species: Myocastor coypus

Name

Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)

Type Locality: Rio Maipo, Chile

References

• Myocastor coypus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bewerrot
Deutsch: Biberratte, Nutria
English: Coypu, Nutria, Ratao do Banhado
español: Coipo
français: Ragondin
íslenska: Bjórrotta
italiano: Nutria
Nederlands: beverrat, nutria
日本語: ヌートリア
norsk bokmål: beverrotte
norsk nynorsk: beverrotte
português: Ratão-do-banhado
suomi: Rämemajava, nutria
svenska: Sumpbäver, nutria
ไทย: นากหญ้า
Türkçe: Koypu

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