Northern Brown Bandicoot
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Northern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon macrourus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
5 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
January 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown Bandicoot sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Kakadu National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brown Bandicoot sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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