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Nutria Myrocastor coypus

Nutria Myrocastor coypus. By: Allison Deakyne and Marissa Rodriguez. Classification. Nutrias Kingdom is Animalia Nutrias Phylum is Chordata Nutrias Class Is Mamalia. Nutria’s Distribution. It originally came from South America It was introduced to Maryland in 1889. Effects on People.

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Nutria Myrocastor coypus

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  1. NutriaMyrocastorcoypus By: Allison Deakyne and Marissa Rodriguez

  2. Classification • Nutrias Kingdom is Animalia • Nutrias Phylum is Chordata • Nutrias Class Is Mamalia

  3. Nutria’s Distribution • It originally came from South America • It was introduced to Maryland in 1889

  4. Effects on People • Used for fur production • Used for shooting practice • People eat Nutria • People need the marsh land for their jobs and to build homes

  5. Effects on Ecosystem • The ecosystem has lost marsh land • This is home to the muskrats, water fowl, and birds therefore they have lost their habitat thanks to Nutria

  6. Food Web People The sun Nutria Marsh

  7. Why are they Successful? • They are successful because of their small habitat and the fact that they have eaten their way thought our marsh lands.

  8. Nutrias Issues for the Future • The people are trying to get rid of all the nutria left • The options are get rid of nutria there will be more marsh land • If they don’t they are putting habitats in danger and there will not be anymore marsh land

  9. Thank you for watching our presentation on Nutria. We hoped you enjoyed it! Information found at invasivespecies.gov, and nps.gov.

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