Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15120595 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3874162A-7E44-FFCD-FF42-FE5DB72810FB |
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Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) |
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5. Coypu, Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) View in CoL
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Distribution: Confined to Yarmouk Valley ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 ).
Previous records: Mzeirib ( Shehab et al. 2018).
Recent records: Koayah and Zaizoun (2010).
Remarks: An exotic rodent introduced from South America into the Jordan River in the early 1950’s ( Bodenheimer 1958); established along the Jordan River to the Yarmouk Valley, where it is common.
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