Pogonomys macrourus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The chestnut tree mouse (Pogonomys macrourus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1442. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Tree Mouse sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Tree Mouse in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Tree Mouse sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut Tree Mouse sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Muridae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Tree Mouse that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Muridae, Old World Mice and Rats) are White-tailed Giant Rat (about 20%), Fawn-footed Melomys (about 20%) and Rakali (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Tree Mouse is recorded against all the mammals logged in Daintree National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
