Species Detail - Coypu (Myocastor coypus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "National Invasive Species Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
Coypu
NHMSYS0000080217 RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland)
mycoy
(Molina, 1782)
Terrestrial mammal
Species
11
6
4
15/09/2010
25/06/2017
21 April (recorded in 2015)
21 September (recorded in 2016)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, National Invasive Species Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Coypu (Myocastor coypus), accessed 03 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/397/Species/119488>

Records per month (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Coypu (Myocastor coypus), image, accessed 03 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/397/Species/119488>

Records per year (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Coypu (Myocastor coypus), image, accessed 03 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/397/Species/119488>