Rakali

Rakali

Hydromys chrysogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rakali in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a Rakali sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rakali in Kosciuszko National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Rakali in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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