Myocastor coypus (Nutria)

Counties where this species is known to occur are highlighted in blue. Click here to enlarge map. Habitat: Marshy or swampy areas, streams, lakes, and ponds. Habits: This species was introduced into the United States from South America in 1938 to be used as a commercial furbearer. Nutria eat aquatic and semiaquatic vegetation. Females produce two to three litters per year; litter size ranges from 2 to 11. Nests are placed are water or in a burrow dug in a bank.

Artiodactyla

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Carnivora

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Chiroptera

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Didelphimorphia

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Insectivora

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Lagomorpha

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Rodentia

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Xenarthra

Scientific Names - Common Names

For more information, view the Mammalian Species account for this species. Search the OMNH Collections for Myocastor coypus.