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Species Factsheet

Myocastor coypus
LSID: urn:lsid:easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu:species:R09720
Myocastor coypus - © Sneuffer    
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Myocastor coypus
EASIN ID:
R09720
Status:
Alien
Environments:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Union concern:
Yes
MS concern:
Yes
Outermost regions concern:
Yes
Partly Native:
No
Horizon Scanning:
No
Impact:
Yes
Impact source
CABI DAISIE GISD SEBI
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Myocastor coypus - © Jon McIntyre
Myocastor coypus distribution map. Area and layer type selected by the user.
Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Myocastoridae
First Introduction In Europe
DE, 1880
Nehring, S., Rabitsch, W., Kowarik, I., & Essl, F. (Eds.). (2015). Naturschutzfachliche Invasivitätsbewertungen für in Deutschland wild lebende gebietsfremde Wirbeltiere (Vol. 409, p. 222). Bonn, Germany: Bundesamt für Naturschutz.
Concerned Member States
IE
Concerned Outermost regions
French Guiana :: Guadeloupe :: Madeira :: Martinique :: Saint Martin
Common Names
Coypu :: Nutria
Synonyms
Myocaster coypus
Risk Assessments
According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968
Species risk assessment 1
Additional Information
JRC Data Catalogue
CBD Pathways
Type Uncertainty Description
Primary LOW RELEASE IN NATURE: Other intentional release
Primary HIGH ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Fur farms
Primary LOW ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Fur farms
Primary N/A TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Unknown