Coypu
Myocastor coypus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMyocastoridae
- GenusMyocastor (Coypus)
- SpeciesMyocastor coypus (Coypu)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
European Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Coypu sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Coypu in Wadden Sea National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Coypu in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.