Common Brushtail

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
60–70
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 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 59% of visitor-days record a Common Brushtail sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Brushtail in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Brushtail in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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