Myocastor coypus

Myocastor coypus, interior of São Paulo state, Brazil

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superorder: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Infraordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Myocastoridae
Genus: Myocastor
Species: Myocastor coypus
Subspecies: M. c. coypus – M. c. bonariensis – M. c. melanops – M. c. sanctaecruzae

Name

Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)

Synonyms

• Mus coypus Molina, 1782 (original combination)

Type Locality

• Rio Maipo, Chile

References

• Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 287.
• Myocastor coypus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bewerrot
azərbaycanca: Nutriyakimilər
brezhoneg: Avank-Spagn
български: Нутрия
català: Coipú
čeština: Nutrie říční
dansk: Sumpbæver, bæverrotte
Deutsch: Biberratte
English: Coypu
эрзянь: Ведькриса
español: Coipo
Esperanto: Kojpo
euskara: Koipu
français: Ragondin
한국어: 뉴트리아
íslenska: Bjórrotta
italiano: Nutria
עברית: נוטרייה
ქართული: ნუტრია
қазақша: Саз құндызы
lietuvių: Nutrija
magyar: Nutria
македонски: Нутрија
Nederlands: Beverrat
日本語: ヌートリア
norsk bokmål: Sumpbever
polski: Nutria
português: Ratão-do-banhado
română: Nutrie
русский: Нутрия
slovenščina: Nutrija
suomi: Rämemajava, nutria
svenska: Sumpbäver
ไทย: นากหญ้า
Türkçe: Koypu
українська: Нутрія
vèneto: Ragonden
中文: 海狸鼠

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