Brown Antechinus
Brown AntechinusBrown Antechinus

Brown Antechinus

Antechinus stuartii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Booderee National Park
6 Verified records at Booderee National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. The males die after their first breeding season, and the species holds the world record for being the world's smallest semelparous mammal. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Antechinus sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

Yellow-footed Antechinus
LC Endemic

Yellow-footed Antechinus

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Antechinus flavipes

Insufficient data
Eastern Quoll
EN Endemic

Eastern Quoll

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dasyurus viverrinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Antechinus in Booderee National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Antechinus sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Antechinus in Booderee National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown Antechinus in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.

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