Myocastor

Myocastor coypus
Taxonavigation
Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Echimyinae
Tribus: Myocastorini
Genus: Myocastor
Species (1 + †2): M. coypus – †M. columnaris – †M. paranaensis
Name
- Type species: Mus coypus Molina, 1782, by subsequent designation by Palmer (1904: 438).
Synonyms
- Myopotamus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805: 82
- Type species: Myopotamus bonariensis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805, by monotypy.
- Potamys Cuvier, 1823: 184
- Mastonotus Wesmael, 1841: 61
- Type species: Mastonotus popelairi Wesmael, 1861, by monotypy.
References
Primary references
Links
- Myocastor in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
македонски: Нутрија
polski: nutria
ไทย: นากหญ้า
polski: nutria
ไทย: นากหญ้า
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