Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPhalangeridae (Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums)
- GenusTrichosurus (Brush-tailed Possums)
- SpeciesTrichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 19 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 22 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Brushtail in Booderee National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Common Brushtail sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Brushtail in Booderee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Brushtail in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.