Coypu
Myocastor coypus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMyocastoridae
- GenusMyocastor (Coypus)
- SpeciesMyocastor coypus (Coypu)
Closest Relatives at Cévennes National Park
📅 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 Cévennes National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Coypu sighting in Cévennes National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Coypu in Cévennes National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Cévennes National Park in our monthly data.