Phalangeridae (Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums)

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Trichosurus vulpecula

Trichosurus caninus

Spilocuscus maculatus

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Trichosurus cunninghami

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums

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	P(≥1)
1	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	50–60%
	Common Brushtail			50–60%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	50–60%
	Short-eared Possum			40–50%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	40–50%
	Short-eared Possum			40–50%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	40–50%
	Common Brushtail			40–50%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			Insufficient data
5	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	40–50%
	Common Brushtail			40–50%
6	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	40–50%
	Common Brushtail			30–40%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			0–10%
7	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	40–50%
	Common Brushtail			40–50%
8	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	Common Brushtail			30–40%
9	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	30–40%
	Common Brushtail			30–40%
10	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	Common Brushtail			30–40%
11	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	30–40%
	Common Brushtail			30–40%
12	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	20–30%
	Common Brushtail			20–30%
13	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	20–30%
	Common Brushtail			20–30%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			Insufficient data
14	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	20–30%
	Common Brushtail			20–30%
15	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	20–30%
	Common Brushtail			20–30%
16	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Common Spotted Cuscus			Insufficient data
17	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
18	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
20	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
21	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	Common Brushtail			10–20%
22	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Short-eared Possum			Insufficient data
23	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
24	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data

Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums

Species in this group

Common Brushtail

Short-eared Possum

Common Spotted Cuscus

Mountain Brushtail Possum

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums

Parks Ranked