Australian Swamp Rat

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

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	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
2	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
4	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
5	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
7	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Swamp Rat in Great Otway National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Australian Swamp Rat sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Swamp Rat in Great Otway National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Australian Swamp Rat in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.