Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Family ECHIMYIDAE Gray, 1825 A South American species, the coypu Myocastor coypus , has been introduced in Korea . Myocastor coypus was formerly classified as a single species in the Family Myocastoridae ( Carleton & Musser 2005 ) . Molecular evidence supported the placement of the coypu as a monotypic Subfamily ( Myocastorinae ) under the Family Echimyidae ( Galewski et al. 2005 ; Upham & Patterson 2012 ).