Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Chordata (708)
Class Mammalia (111)
Order Rodentia (40)
Family Echimydae (1)
Genus Myocastor (1)
Species Myocastor coypus
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Myocastor coypus ✓
Species in validated by: Bukhnikashvili A., Kandaurov A., Natradze I.
Coupy, ნუტრია
Occurrences of Myocastor coypus
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Occurrence ID: 25952
Scientific Name: Myocastor coypus
Basis of Record: HumanObservation
Event Date: 0000-00-00
Locality: Poti vicinity
Decimal Latitude: 42.123239
Decimal Longitude: 41.674824
Associated References: Bukhnikashvili A. 2004. Cadastre of small mammals (Insectivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) of Georgia, Tbilisi, Tbilisi State University Publishing House, 144 p.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 19 occurrences of Myocastor coypus
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 25943 | HumanObservation | Samtredia | 42.142139 | 42.338841 | |
| 25944 | HumanObservation | Chachuna reserve | 41.201935 | 46.049502 | |
| 25945 | HumanObservation | Gardabani managed reserve | 41.375311 | 45.07828 | |
| 25946 | HumanObservation | Zestaponi vicinity | 42.109891 | 43.052375 | |
| 25947 | HumanObservation | Alazani hunting furm | 41.644286 | 46.170053 | |
| 25948 | HumanObservation | Korugi reserve | 41.650305 | 45.451065 | |
| 25949 | HumanObservation | Gardabani | 41.454608 | 45.094592 | |
| 25950 | HumanObservation | Kobuleti vicinity | 41.803382 | 41.778084 | |
| 25951 | HumanObservation | Kolkheti res. | 42.204528 | 41.668522 | |
| 25952 | HumanObservation | Poti vicinity | 42.123239 | 41.674824 | |
| 25953 | HumanObservation | Ikiti lake | 43.173231 | 40.319327 | |
| 25954 | HumanObservation | Riv. Ochkhomuri | 42.440726 | 42.069321 | |
| 25955 | HumanObservation | R. Khobi mouth | 42.274894 | 41.635155 | |
| 25956 | HumanObservation | Kulevi | 42.273227 | 41.667655 | |
| 25957 | HumanObservation | Lanchkhuti | 42.094337 | 42.041542 | |
| 25958 | HumanObservation | Supsa | 42.019338 | 41.754042 | |
| 25959 | HumanObservation | Paliastomi lake | 42.124894 | 41.729598 | |
| 25960 | HumanObservation | Marinski Chanel (Rustavi vicinity) | 41.460441 | 45.186258 | |
| 25961 | HumanObservation | Jandara lake | 41.425723 | 45.170147 |
Information from GBIF about Myocastor coypus
GBIF scientific name: Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: NE
IUCN Red List Status: LC
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: N/A
Trend: Unknown
Native/Introduced: Native
Comment: **
Georgian Name: ნუტრია
English Name: Coupy
SubSpecies: M.c. bonariensis
Taxonomy according to: www.redlist.org
References: Bukhnikashvili, A. & Kandaurov, A., 2002. The annotated list of mammals of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology, Tbilisi, XXI: 319-380
Evaluated By: Bukhnikashvili A., Kandaurov A., Natradze I.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
