Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPhascolarctidae (Koalas)
- GenusPhascolarctos (Koalas)
- SpeciesPhascolarctos cinereus (Koala)
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Red-legged Pademelon
Thylogale stigmatica
Red-necked Pademelon
Thylogale thetis
Short-eared Possum
Trichosurus caninus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Long-nosed Potoroo
Potorous tridactylus
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
Whiptail Wallaby
Notamacropus parryi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Koala in Springbrook National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Koala sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Koala in Springbrook National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Koala in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.