Mountain Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus cunninghami
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPhalangeridae (Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums)
- GenusTrichosurus (Brush-tailed Possums)
- SpeciesTrichosurus cunninghami (Mountain Brushtail Possum)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mountain Brushtail Possum at Wilsons Promontory National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |