Common Brushtail

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
5	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
6	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
8	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
9	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
10	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
12	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
13	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
14	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
15	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
16	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
17	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
18	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
19	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
20	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
21	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
22	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Brushtail in Tongariro National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Common Brushtail sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Brushtail in Tongariro National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Brushtail in Tongariro National Park in our monthly data.