Coypu
Myocastor coypus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMyocastoridae
- GenusMyocastor (Coypus)
- SpeciesMyocastor coypus (Coypu)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Common Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
Black-bellied Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 11 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Coypu in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Coypu sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Coypu in Bavarian Forest National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.