Mountain Brushtail Possum

Mountain Brushtail Possum

Trichosurus cunninghami

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Brushtail Possum in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Mountain Brushtail Possum sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mountain Brushtail Possum in Kosciuszko National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Brushtail Possum in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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