Myocastor coypus

semi-aquatic species of the spiny rat family
DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • PhylumChordata • SubphylumVertebrata • InfraphylumGnathostomata • CladusOsteichthyes • SuperclassisTetrapoda • CladusAmniota • ClassisMammalia • SubclassisTheria • InfraclassisEutheria • OrdoRodentia • FamiliaMyocastoridae • GenusMyocastor • Species: Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Wikispecies has an entry on:
M. c. bonariensis, M. c. coypus, M. c. melanops, M. c. sanctaecruzae
References   Molina, 1782      MSW 13400557    ITIS 180402   IUCN 14085 (LC)

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