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COYPU Myocastor coypus
STATUS : Unknown

Photo: R Loing
One found dead at Ogston Reservoir in April 1964 was presumably a descendant of a small population introduced nearby at Treeton Dyke (Clinging & Whiteley 1980). Derbyshire records for 1961 and 1964 mentioned by Lever (1977) no doubt relate to the same animals.