Myocastor (Coypus) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Myocastor coypus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Coypus

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 65 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~40%
	Coypu			~40%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 1	~60%
	Coypu			~60%
2	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 1	~50%
	Coypu			~50%
3	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~40%
	Coypu			~40%
4	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
5	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
6	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
7	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
8	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 1	~30%
	Coypu			~30%
9	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
10	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
11	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
12	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
13	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
14	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 1	~20%
	Coypu			~20%
15	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
16	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
17	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
18	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
19	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
20	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
21	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
22	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
23	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
24	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
25	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~10%
	Coypu			~10%
26	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Coypu			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
3	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
4	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
8	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
9	Dipriz Animal Park	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
10	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
11	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
12	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
13	Tier-, Freizeit- und Saurierpark Germendorf	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Wildpark Schwarze Berge	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Novosibirsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
16	Parc du Reynou	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Nasu Animal Kingdom	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
18	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
19	Forest secrets, Dipriz Animal Park	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
20	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
21	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
22	无锡动物园	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
23	DierenPark Amersfoort	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
24	Tier- und Pflanzenpark Fasanerie	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
25	GaiaZOO	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
26	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Emirates Park Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
28	Ecopark	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
29	Öland Zoo and Amusement Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
30	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
31	Ouwehands Dierenpark	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
32	Jyllands Park Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
33	Minsk Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
34	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
35	Rivne Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
36	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
37	Заасад	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
38	Penza Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
39	Brașov Zoo	🇷🇴 Romania	In captivity
40	Aalborg Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
41	Tierpark Essehof	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
42	Reserva de Fauna y Flora Pan de Azúcar	🇺🇾 Uruguay	In captivity
43	Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
44	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
45	Скотный двор	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
46	Knie's Kinderzoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
47	Targoviste Zoological Garden	🇷🇴 Romania	In captivity
48	Granja los Pibes	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
49	Kobe Animal Kingdom	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
50	NaturOparc (Centre de réintroduction des cigognes et des loutres)	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

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