Family

Bandicoots

Peramelidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPeramelemorphia (Bandicoots and Bilbies)
FamilyPeramelidae (Bandicoots)

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Isoodon obesulus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Perameles nasuta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Isoodon macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Perameles pallescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Echymipera kalubu

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bandicoots

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	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~80%
2	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
4	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
	Queensland Barred Bandicoot			~10%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%
8	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
9	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Common Echymipera			~10%
10	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			Insufficient data
11	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
13	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			Insufficient data
14	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
15	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data
16	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			Insufficient data

Bandicoots

Species in this group

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Long-nosed Bandicoot

Northern Brown Bandicoot

Queensland Barred Bandicoot

Common Echymipera

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bandicoots

Parks Ranked