AnAge entry for Myocastor coypus

Classification (HAGRID: 03527)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Myocastoridae
                    Genus: Myocastor
Species: Myocastor coypus
Common name: Nutria
Synonyms: Myocaster coypus

Maximum longevity: 8.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: Record longevity in captivity is 8.5 years [0671]. It has been estimated that these animals may live over 10 years [0520], which is possible but unverified.

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[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development