Coypu

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
8 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
10 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
11 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
12 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coypu in Big Bend National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Coypu sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Coypu in Big Bend National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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