Northern Brown Bandicoot
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Northern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon macrourus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Springbrook National Park
29 Verified records at Springbrook National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus), a marsupial species, is a bandicoot found only on the northern and eastern coasts of Australia and nearby islands, mainly Papua New Guinea. It is not, however, found far inland. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown Bandicoot sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park

Long-nosed Bandicoot
LC Endemic

Long-nosed Bandicoot

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Perameles nasuta

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Brown Bandicoot in Springbrook National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown Bandicoot sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Brown Bandicoot in Springbrook National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Brown Bandicoot in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.

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