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Coypu

Myocastor coypus
(Molina, 1782)
Coipo
Ratão-do-banhado
Family: Echimyidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

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Photography ID: 675681
  Juvenile
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/29/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 675600
  Juvenile
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/23/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 647854
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/28/2025
Andrea Casaburi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244573308/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLaguna de los Coipos, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Andrea Casaburi
243991329/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
243979123/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
239537419/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de Regatas, Parque 3 de FebreroAndrea Casaburi
236179411/09/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresHumedal puente de acceso, Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Andrea Casaburi
235760307/09/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLaguna de los Patos, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Andrea Casaburi
234850810/08/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Andrea Casaburi
234545931/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosPalacio San José, Departamento Concepción del UruguayAndrea Casaburi
234125228/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino arroyo el palmar, Parque Nacional El PalmarAndrea Casaburi
232623006/07/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Andrea Casaburi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Coypu (Myocastor coypus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.