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Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Rodentia - rodents »  family Myocastoridae - coypus

Scientific synonyms

Mus coypus Molina, 1782

Other names

= Coypu

IUCN category:Least Concern

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 4

subspecies Myocastor coypus bonariensis Geoffroy, 1805
subspecies Myocastor coypus coypus (Molina, 1782)
subspecies Myocastor coypus melanops Osgood, 1943
subspecies Myocastor coypus sanctaecruzae Hollister, 1914

Links and literature

EN Fauna Europaea 2.4 [305556] [as Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)]
de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
Data retrieved on: 2012/03/09
EN Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Myocastor coypus Molina, 1782]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)]

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