Diprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)

Order

Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies

Diprotodontia

46 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

Species in this group

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

Common Wombat
LC Endemic

Common Wombat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Vombatus ursinus

90–100% · Very likely
Red-bellied Pademelon
LC Endemic

Red-bellied Pademelon

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thylogale billardierii

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
NT Endemic

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Petrogale xanthopus

80–90% · Very likely
Red-necked Wallaby
LC Endemic

Red-necked Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus rufogriseus

80–90% · Very likely
Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

70–80% · Very likely
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-legged Pademelon
LC

Red-legged Pademelon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Thylogale stigmatica

70–80% · Very likely
Wallaroo

Wallaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus robustus

60–70% · Likely
Koala
VU Endemic

Koala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phascolarctos cinereus

60–70% · Likely
Black-flanked Rock-wallaby
VU Endemic

Black-flanked Rock-wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petrogale lateralis

60–70% · Likely
Red-necked Pademelon
LC Endemic

Red-necked Pademelon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Thylogale thetis

60–70% · Likely
Common Brushtail
LC Endemic

Common Brushtail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trichosurus vulpecula

50–60% · Likely
Agile Wallaby

Agile Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus agilis

50–60% · Likely
Western Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Western Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus fuliginosus

50–60% · Likely
Whiptail Wallaby
LC Endemic

Whiptail Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus parryi

40–50% · Likely
Short-eared Possum
LC Endemic

Short-eared Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Trichosurus caninus

40–50% · Likely
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

40–50% · Likely
Blue Flier (Females)

Blue Flier (Females)

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macropus rufus

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby
LC Endemic

Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petrogale wilkinsi

30–40% · Possible
Long-nosed Potoroo
NT Endemic

Long-nosed Potoroo

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Potorous tridactylus

20–30% · Possible
🐒 No photo available

Pseudochirus dahlii

Mammal

Pseudochirus dahlii

20–30% · Possible
Striped Possum
LC

Striped Possum

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Dactylopsila trivirgata

20–30% · Possible
Antilopine Kangaroo

Antilopine Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus antilopinus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Glider
VU Endemic

Yellow-bellied Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurus australis

10–20% · With luck
Common Spotted Cuscus
LC

Common Spotted Cuscus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Spilocuscus maculatus

Insufficient data
Inland Sugar Glider

Inland Sugar Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
Woodward S Wallaroo

Woodward S Wallaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus bernardus

10–20% · With luck
Bennett's Tree-kangaroo
NT Endemic

Bennett's Tree-kangaroo

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dendrolagus bennettianus

10–20% · With luck
Sugar Glider
LC Endemic

Sugar Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurus breviceps

10–20% · With luck
Greater Glider
EN Endemic

Greater Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petauroides volans

10–20% · With luck
Musky Rat-kangaroo
LC Endemic

Musky Rat-kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

10–20% · With luck
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
VU Endemic

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petrogale penicillata

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Pygmy Possum
LC

Eastern Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus nanus

Insufficient data
Mountain Brushtail Possum
LC Endemic

Mountain Brushtail Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Trichosurus cunninghami

5–10% · With luck
Cinereous Ringtail
NT Endemic

Cinereous Ringtail

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pseudochirulus cinereus

5–10% · With luck
Feather-tailed Glider
LC Endemic

Feather-tailed Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acrobates pygmaeus

5–10% · With luck
Green Ringtail
NT Endemic

Green Ringtail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Pseudochirops archeri

Insufficient data
Mountain Pygmy Possum
CR Endemic

Mountain Pygmy Possum

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Burramys parvus

Insufficient data
Squirrel Glider
LC Endemic

Squirrel Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus norfolcensis

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Pygmy Possum
LC

Long-tailed Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus caudatus

Insufficient data
Parma Wallaby

Parma Wallaby

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macropus parma

Insufficient data
Rufous Bettong
LC Endemic

Rufous Bettong

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Insufficient data
Lemur-like Ringtail
NT Endemic

Lemur-like Ringtail

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Hemibelideus lemuroides

Insufficient data
Northern Bettong
EN Endemic

Northern Bettong

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Bettongia tropica

Insufficient data
Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
NT Endemic

Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Insufficient data
Mareeba Rock Wallaby

Mareeba Rock Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petrogale mareeba

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 16
90–100%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 9
90–100%
3 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 7
90–100%
4 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 6
90–100%
5 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 6
90–100%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 10
90–100%
7 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 15
90–100%
8 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 14
90–100%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 11
90–100%
10 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 6
90–100%
11 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 7
90–100%
12 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 18
90–100%
13 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 7
80–90%
14 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
70–80%
15 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 17
60–70%
16 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
60–70%
17 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 5
60–70%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 5
50–60%
19 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 9
50–60%
20 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
30–40%
21 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
30–40%
22 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
30–40%
23 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
20–30%
24 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
25 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
26 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
27 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
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