Fawn-footed Melomys

Fawn-footed Melomys

Melomys cervinipes

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

Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park

Bush Rat
LC Endemic

Bush Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Rattus fuscipes

Insufficient data
Rakali
LC

Rakali

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydromys chrysogaster

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-footed Melomys in Springbrook National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Fawn-footed Melomys sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fawn-footed Melomys in Springbrook National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Fawn-footed Melomys in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.

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