Order

Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies

Diprotodontia

55 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

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

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Vombatus ursinus

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Petrogale lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Thylogale billardierii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

NT Endemic

Petrogale xanthopus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Wallabia bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Macropus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Thylogale stigmatica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Macropus robustus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Thylogale thetis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Macropus eugenii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Trichosurus vulpecula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU Endemic

Spilocuscus papuensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Macropus agilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Notamacropus parryi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Trichosurus caninus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Ailurops ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Macropus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Petrogale wilkinsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phalanger orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT Endemic

Potorous tridactylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudochirus dahlii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dactylopsila trivirgata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Macropus antilopinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Petaurus australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Petaurus notatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Macropus bernardus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendrolagus bennettianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Petaurus breviceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Petauroides volans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Cercartetus concinnus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Petrogale penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spilocuscus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cercartetus nanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Trichosurus cunninghami

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Pseudochirulus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Acrobates pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Distoechurus pennatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Pseudochirops archeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Burramys parvus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Petaurus norfolcensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cercartetus caudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dorcopsis muelleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilocuscus rufoniger

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Phalanger alexandrae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Macropus parma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Hemibelideus lemuroides

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Bettongia tropica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Petrogale mareeba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies

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	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	16	>90%
	Red-necked Pademelon			~60%
	Whiptail Wallaby			~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~40%
	Koala			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~40%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Sugar Glider			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~10%
	Feather-tailed Glider			~10%
	+4 more at the park page…
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~70%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~60%
	Common Wombat			~50%
	Swamp Wallaby			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Wallaroo			~20%
	Greater Glider			~10%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~10%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			~10%
	Inland Sugar Glider			Insufficient data
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Koala			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
3	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Swamp Wallaby			~70%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~60%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~20%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Feather-tailed Glider			Insufficient data
	Koala			Insufficient data
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	>90%
	Common Wombat			~90%
	Swamp Wallaby			~80%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Koala			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~10%
	Mountain Brushtail Possum			Insufficient data
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Feather-tailed Glider			Insufficient data
5	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	>90%
	Common Wombat			>90%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~80%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
6	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	>90%
	Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby			~90%
	Wallaroo			~70%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~50%
	Blue Flier (Females)			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			Insufficient data
7	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	>90%
	Common Wombat			~90%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~80%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~80%
	Common Brushtail			~60%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			Insufficient data
8	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	14	>90%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~80%
	Red-necked Pademelon			~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~40%
	Koala			~30%
	Swamp Wallaby			~30%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~20%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Sugar Glider			Insufficient data
	Greater Glider			~10%
	+2 more at the park page…
9	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	6	>90%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Koala			~80%
	Tammar Wallaby			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			Insufficient data
	Southwestern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
10	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11	>90%
	Koala			~70%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~50%
	Swamp Wallaby			~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Glider			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~10%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~10%
	Feather-tailed Glider			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
11	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Swamp Wallaby			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			Insufficient data
	Common Wombat			Insufficient data
12	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	>90%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~90%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Common Wombat			~40%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~30%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Inland Sugar Glider			Insufficient data
	Long-nosed Potoroo			Insufficient data
13	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	18	~90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~40%
	Common Wombat			~30%
	Swamp Wallaby			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~20%
	Wallaroo			~20%
	Greater Glider			~10%
	Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby			~10%
	Koala			~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
	+6 more at the park page…
14	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~90%
	Black-flanked Rock-wallaby			~90%
	Wallaroo			~50%
15	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~90%
	Agile Wallaby			~60%
	Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby			~40%
	Pseudochirus dahlii			~30%
	Woodward S Wallaroo			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Wallaroo			~10%
	Antilopine Kangaroo			Insufficient data
16	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	8	~80%
	Waigeou Cuscus			~60%
	Northern Common Cuscus			~30%
	Striped Possum			~20%
	Common Spotted Cuscus			~10%
	Feather-tailed Possum			Insufficient data
	Brown Dorcopsis			Insufficient data
	Black-spotted Cuscus			Insufficient data
	Gebe Cuscus			Insufficient data
17	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Black-flanked Rock-wallaby			~70%
	Wallaroo			~40%
	Blue Flier (Females)			Insufficient data
18	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	17	~80%
	Striped Possum			~20%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~20%
	Bennett's Tree-kangaroo			~20%
	Musky Rat-kangaroo			~10%
	Agile Wallaby			~10%
	Cinereous Ringtail			~10%
	Swamp Wallaby			~10%
	Green Ringtail			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Rufous Bettong			Insufficient data
	Lemur-like Ringtail			Insufficient data
	Greater Glider			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
19	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~70%
	Agile Wallaby			~30%
	Wallaroo			~30%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
	Antilopine Kangaroo			Insufficient data
	Pseudochirus dahlii			Insufficient data
20	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Agile Wallaby			~50%
	Antilopine Kangaroo			~20%
	Common Brushtail			Insufficient data
21	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	~60%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
	Koala			~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			Insufficient data
	Feather-tailed Glider			Insufficient data
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Greater Glider			Insufficient data
22	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~60%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Koala			Insufficient data
	Swamp Wallaby			Insufficient data
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			Insufficient data
	Short-eared Possum			Insufficient data
23	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~50%
	Common Brushtail			~50%
24	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Sulawesi Bear Cuscus			~40%
25	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
26	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
27	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
28	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
29	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
30	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
31	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Red-necked Wallaby			Insufficient data