Eurasian Beaver
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Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
22 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least 1.5 million in 2020. The Eurasian beaver was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur and castoreum, with only about 1,200 beavers in eight relict populations from France to Mongolia in the early 20th century. It has since been reintroduced into much of its former range and now lives from Western, Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia through China and Mongolia, with about half the population in Russia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Beaver sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

Alpine Marmot
LC

Alpine Marmot

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Marmota marmota

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Red Squirrel
LC Endemic

Eurasian Red Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus vulgaris

20–30% · Possible
Coypu
LC

Coypu

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myocastor coypus

10–20% · With luck
Edible Dormouse
LC

Edible Dormouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Glis glis

5–10% · With luck
European Wood Mouse
LC

European Wood Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Apodemus sylvaticus

<5% · Rare
Garden Dormouse
VU

Garden Dormouse

Mammal

Eliomys quercinus

<5% · Rare
Bank Vole

Bank Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myodes glareolus

<5% · Rare
European Snow Vole

European Snow Vole

Mammal

Chionomys nivalis

<5% · Rare
Southwestern Water Vole
NT

Southwestern Water Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arvicola sapidus

<5% · Rare
Gerbe's Vole

Gerbe's Vole

Mammal

Microtus gerbei

Insufficient data
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
LC

Yellow-necked Field Mouse

Mammal

Apodemus flavicollis

Insufficient data
European Water Vole
LC

European Water Vole

Mammal

Arvicola amphibius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
13 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Beaver in Pyrénées National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Beaver sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Beaver in Pyrénées National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Beaver in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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