Coypu

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

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 Iguazú National Park?

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

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.