Common Ringtail Possum

Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park

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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	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
5	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
6	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
8	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
9	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
10	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
11	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringtail Possum in Springbrook National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Common Ringtail Possum sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Ringtail Possum in Springbrook National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringtail Possum in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.