Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Great Otway National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
3 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
7 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Great Otway National Park?

About 51% of visitor-days record a Eastern Grey Kangaroo sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 347 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Great Otway National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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