Isoodon (Short-nosed Bandicoots)

Genus

Short-nosed Bandicoots

Isoodon

2 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

Species in this group

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

Southern Brown Bandicoot
LC Endemic

Southern Brown Bandicoot

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Isoodon obesulus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Northern Brown Bandicoot
LC

Northern Brown Bandicoot

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Isoodon macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Short-nosed 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~80%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
8 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
9 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
10 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
11 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
12 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
13 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%