Common Brushtail

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
7 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
9 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
10 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
13 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
14 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
15 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
17 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
19 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
20 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
21 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
22 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Brushtail in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Common Brushtail sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Brushtail in Blue Mountains National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Common Brushtail in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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