Myocastoridae
E739700
Myocastoridae is a family of large, semiaquatic rodents best known for the nutria or coypu, which are native to South America but invasive in many other regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myocastoridae canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rodent family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
coypu family
ⓘ
nutria family ⓘ |
| conservationImpact | invasive in many regions outside native range ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Myocastor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myocastor coypus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
primarily aquatic vegetation ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa (introduced)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia (introduced) ⓘ Europe (introduced) ⓘ North America (introduced) NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecology | semiaquatic ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fur production
ⓘ
meat production ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
can damage wetlands
ⓘ
can erode riverbanks ⓘ can impact native vegetation ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Juan Ignacio Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater wetlands
ⓘ
lakeshores ⓘ marshes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Myocastor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraorder | Hystricognathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | good swimmers ⓘ |
| morphology |
dense underfur
ⓘ
large-bodied rodents ⓘ long cylindrical tail ⓘ webbed hind feet ⓘ |
| nativeRange | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
including the coypu
ⓘ
including the nutria ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
high reproductive rate
ⓘ
multiple litters per year ⓘ |
| suborder | Hystricomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Octodontoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthorAbbreviation | Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1782 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.