Antechinus agilis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Australia. The agile antechinus was long considered to be a form of the brown antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), and was only recognised as a distinct species after a study of genetic variation within the brown antechinus in 1980. However, it was not formally described until 1998.
The agile antechinus is nearly indistinguishable from the brown antechinus, but it is slightly smaller and its fur has a more greyish tinge. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, including beetles, spiders and cockroaches, but may also devour small lizards and soft berries. The species has been known to enter torpor in response to shortages of food. Like all antechinuses, the agile antechinus has a short and violent breeding season, after which the males all die. The females give birth after a 27-day gestation. Groups of up to 20 have been known to nest together.
The agile antechinus inhabits wet or moist forest in the southeastern corner of Australia. The species is widely abundant, although it has been reduced in areas... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agile Antechinus sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 30 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Agile Antechinus in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agile Antechinus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Great Otway National Park, in our data
Great Otway National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Agile Antechinus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agile Antechinus is recorded against all the mammals logged in Great Otway National Park (12 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.
