Coypu
Footprint Images
Description
Footprint Description
Both feet have 5 digital pads with large rounded claws often visible.Forefoot has a 3 lobed fused interdigital pad, no sign of webbing.Hand outline common.2 proximal pads, fused so giving the appearance of one larger pad.
Hind foot has visible webbing, 4 separate interdigital pads and 2 proximal pads, one slightly larger than the other.
Distribution
Footprint Size
Hind foot - 15x8cm, fore foot - 6x6cm.
Habitat
Diet
Behaviour
Taxonomy
Images of Tracks & Signs
Male
Primary Image
Reproduction
Scientific Name
Myocastor coypus
Female
Height
Predators
Tracks & Signs Description
Juvenile
Length
Weight
Speed
Droppings Images
Life Span
Also Known As
Droppings Description
Coypu droppings are long,round in cross section and spindly in appearance. Size approx 1.1-7cm in adults, smaller in juveniles.Distinctive shape is a key ID feature.Found scattered along river banks or sometimes floating in water.