Family

Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums

Phalangeridae

9 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
FamilyPhalangeridae (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

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU Endemic

Spilocuscus papuensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Trichosurus caninus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Ailurops ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phalanger orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spilocuscus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Trichosurus cunninghami

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spilocuscus rufoniger

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Phalanger alexandrae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~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	Daily sighting probability
1	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	~80%
	Waigeou Cuscus			~60%
	Northern Common Cuscus			~30%
	Common Spotted Cuscus			~10%
	Black-spotted Cuscus			Insufficient data
	Gebe Cuscus			Insufficient data
2	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~60%
	Common Brushtail			~60%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
4	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~50%
	Common Brushtail			~50%
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			Insufficient data
6	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
7	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Sulawesi Bear Cuscus			~40%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
9	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
10	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			~10%
11	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
12	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
13	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
14	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
15	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
16	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
17	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
18	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			Insufficient data
19	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
20	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
21	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
22	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
23	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
24	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
25	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
26	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Short-eared Possum			Insufficient data
27	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
28	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data