Common Ringtail Possum

Where to see

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Lamington National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Ringtail Possum during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
2 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
7 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
9 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Ringtail Possum?

Lamington National Park

In Lamington National Park, Australia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringtail Possum sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Ringtail Possum?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Lamington National Park (about 60%), March and October in Noosa National Park (about 50%) and March–April, June and October in Royal National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Ringtail Possum on a given day. Each park's Common Ringtail Possum page has the full month-by-month chart.