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Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Noosa National Park
3 Verified records at Noosa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. Its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the continent's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, dark nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (8.8–33.1 lb). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park

Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

10–20% · With luck
Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

Insufficient data
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

Insufficient data
Short-eared Possum
LC Endemic

Short-eared Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Trichosurus caninus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Koala at Noosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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