Duck-billed Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderMonotremata (Monotremes)
- FamilyOrnithorhynchidae (Platypuses)
- GenusOrnithorhynchus (Platypuses)
- SpeciesOrnithorhynchus anatinus (Duck-billed Platypus)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Duck-billed Platypus in Great Otway National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Duck-billed Platypus sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Duck-billed Platypus in Great Otway National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Duck-billed Platypus in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.