Where has the coypu been recorded?

Myocastor coypus occurrence evidence comes from 19,985 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.

• 19,985 records
• 34 places
• 97 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where coypu has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for coypu. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.