Coypu
Myocastor coypus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMyocastoridae
- GenusMyocastor (Coypus)
- SpeciesMyocastor coypus (Coypu)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
European Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus citellus
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Mound-building Mouse
Mus spicilegus
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Herb Field Mouse
Apodemus uralensis
Black-bellied Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Tundra Vole
Microtus oeconomus
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Coypu sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Coypu in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.