Common Brushtail

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

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

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Koala
VU Endemic

Koala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phascolarctos cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

50–60% · Likely
Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

40–50% · Possible
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

20–30% · Possible
Red-necked Wallaby
LC Endemic

Red-necked Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus rufogriseus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Glider
VU Endemic

Yellow-bellied Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurus australis

20–30% · Possible
Inland Sugar Glider

Inland Sugar Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
Long-nosed Potoroo
NT Endemic

Long-nosed Potoroo

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Potorous tridactylus

0–10% · With luck
Feather-tailed Glider
LC Endemic

Feather-tailed Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acrobates pygmaeus

0–10% · With luck
Eastern Pygmy Possum
LC

Eastern Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus nanus

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
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 Great Otway National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Common Brushtail sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Brushtail in Great Otway National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Brushtail in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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