Striped Possum

Striped Possum

Dactylopsila trivirgata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Squirrel Glider
LC Endemic

Squirrel Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus norfolcensis

Insufficient data
Red-legged Pademelon
LC

Red-legged Pademelon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Thylogale stigmatica

10–20% · Possible
Bennett's Tree-kangaroo
NT Endemic

Bennett's Tree-kangaroo

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dendrolagus bennettianus

10–20% · Possible
Musky Rat-kangaroo
LC Endemic

Musky Rat-kangaroo

Mammal

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

10–20% · With luck
Agile Wallaby

Agile Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus agilis

10–20% · With luck
Cinereous Ringtail
NT Endemic

Cinereous Ringtail

Mammal

Pseudochirulus cinereus

0–10% · With luck
Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

0–10% · With luck
Green Ringtail
NT Endemic

Green Ringtail

Mammal

Pseudochirops archeri

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Pygmy Possum
LC

Long-tailed Pygmy Possum

Mammal

Cercartetus caudatus

Insufficient data
Rufous Bettong
LC Endemic

Rufous Bettong

Mammal

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Insufficient data
Greater Glider
EN Endemic

Greater Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petauroides volans

Insufficient data
Mareeba Rock Wallaby

Mareeba Rock Wallaby

Mammal

Petrogale mareeba

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Possum in Daintree National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Striped Possum sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Striped Possum in Daintree National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Striped Possum in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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