Myocastor coypus Molina 1782 (coypu)

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 VizcaĆ­no 2004, Giebel 1883 and Waterhouse 1848

Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus, Myopotamus paranensis, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus obesus

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

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