Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Alternative combinations: Mus coypus, Myopotamus coypu, Myopotamus coypus
Synonyms: Mastonotus popelairi Wesmael 1841, Myocastor perditus Ameghino 1902 [objective synonym], Myopotamus bonariensis Saint-Hilaire 1805
Belongs to Myocastor according to C. A. Woods et al. 1992
See also Allen 1895, Elissamburu and Vizcaíno 2004, Giebel 1883 and Waterhouse 1848
Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus paranensis, Myopotamus obesus, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 9.10, humerus diameter 8.40, radius diameter 5.50, tibia diameter 9.50
Estimated body mass: 5.10 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (4), Brazil (9), Chile (2), Uruguay (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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