Long-nosed Potoroo
Potorous tridactylus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPotoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs)
- GenusPotorous (Potoroos)
- SpeciesPotorous tridactylus (Long-nosed Potoroo)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Yellow-bellied Glider
Petaurus australis
Inland Sugar Glider
Petaurus notatus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-nosed Potoroo in Great Otway National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Long-nosed Potoroo sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-nosed Potoroo in Great Otway National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Long-nosed Potoroo in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.