Myocastor coypus

Myocastor coypus, interior of São Paulo state, Brazil

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: 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)

• original combination: Mus coypus

Type locality

• Rio Maipo, Chile

References

Primary references

• Molina, J.I. 1782. Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili. Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino: Bologna. 367 pp. Reference page. Original description p.287  p.342

References

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

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