Dasyuridae (Dasyurids)

Family

Dasyurids

Dasyuridae

27 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDasyuromorphia (Carnivorous Marsupials)
FamilyDasyuridae (Dasyurids)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Western Quoll

Dasyurus geoffroii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sandstone Dibbler

Pseudantechinus bilarni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brown Antechinus

Antechinus stuartii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tiger Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Northern Quoll

Dasyurus hallucatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-footed Antechinus

Antechinus flavipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stripe-faced Dunnart

Sminthopsis macroura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fat-tailed False Antechinus

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hairy-footed Dunnart

Sminthopsis hirtipes

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Western Red-cheeked Dunnart

Sminthopsis nitela

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Agile Antechinus

Antechinus agilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Swamp Antechinus

Antechinus minimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pygmy Planigale

Planigale maculata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fawn Antechinus

Antechinus bellus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sooty Dunnart

Sminthopsis fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart

Sminthopsis youngsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-footed Dunnart

Sminthopsis leucopus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Dasycercus blythi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Wongai Ningaui

Ningaui ridei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tasmanian Dusky Antechinus

Antechinus swainsonii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Slender-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis murina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Black-tailed Dasyure

Murexechinus melanurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Phascogale tapoatafa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Subtropical Antechinus

Antechinus subtropicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tropical Antechinus

Antechinus adustus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dasyurids

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~70%
	Tasmanian Devil			~40%
	Eastern Quoll			~40%
	Tiger Quoll			~20%
	Tasmanian Dusky Antechinus			Insufficient data
	White-footed Dunnart			Insufficient data
2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~60%
	Tasmanian Devil			~60%
3	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Western Quoll			~40%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~40%
	Northern Quoll			~20%
	Sandstone Dibbler			~10%
	Fawn Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Planigale			Insufficient data
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~40%
	Brown Antechinus			~20%
	Yellow-footed Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Slender-tailed Dunnart			Insufficient data
	Brush-tailed Phascogale			Insufficient data
	Subtropical Antechinus			Insufficient data
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Brown Antechinus			~20%
	Yellow-footed Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Eastern Quoll			Insufficient data
7	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Sandstone Dibbler			~20%
	🐒 Western Red-cheeked Dunnart			Insufficient data
8	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~30%
	Hairy-footed Dunnart			Insufficient data
	Stripe-faced Dunnart			Insufficient data
	Brush-tailed Mulgara			Insufficient data
	Wongai Ningaui			Insufficient data
	Fat-tailed False Antechinus			Insufficient data
9	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Stripe-faced Dunnart			Insufficient data
	Fat-tailed False Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart			Insufficient data
10	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Brown Antechinus			~10%
	Tiger Quoll			~10%
	Yellow-footed Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Slender-tailed Dunnart			Insufficient data
11	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~20%
	Agile Antechinus			~10%
	Swamp Antechinus			~10%
	White-footed Dunnart			~10%
	Tiger Quoll			Insufficient data
12	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Yellow-footed Antechinus			~20%
	Agile Antechinus			Insufficient data
13	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Tasmanian Devil			~20%
14	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~20%
	Stripe-faced Dunnart			Insufficient data
	Fat-tailed False Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart			Insufficient data
15	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Pygmy Planigale			Insufficient data
	Sandstone Dibbler			Insufficient data
16	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~20%
	Swamp Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Agile Antechinus			Insufficient data
	White-footed Dunnart			Insufficient data
17	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Antechinus			~10%
18	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Agile Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Tiger Quoll			Insufficient data
19	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Yellow-footed Antechinus			Insufficient data
	Tropical Antechinus			Insufficient data
20	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Sooty Dunnart			Insufficient data
21	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Dasyure			Insufficient data
22	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Brown Antechinus			Insufficient data