Potorous tridactylus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) is a small, hopping mammal native to forests and shrubland of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. A member of the potoroo and bettong family (Potoroidae), it lives alone and digs at night for fungi, roots, or small insects. It is also a marsupial (like kangaroos) and carries its young in a pouch. The long-nosed potoroo is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species such as cats or foxes.
At first glance, the long-nosed potoroo with its pointed nose and grey-brown fur looks very much like a bandicoot — that is, until it hops away with its front feet tucked into its chest, revealing its close relationship with the kangaroo family. The long-nosed potoroo exhibits many morphological specializations such as an elongated pointed rostral region (nose), erect ears, large eyes, claws for digging, and long robust hind legs. It is only a small marsupial, with a body length between 34 and 38 cm (13–15 in), and a semi-prehensile tail length of 15 to 24 cm (5.9–9.4 in).
As it is rarely seen in the wild, better indicators of its presence are the runways it makes through the undergrowth and the hollow diggings it leaves behind when feeding on underground roots and fungi. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cleland Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Sydney Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Birdworld Kuranda | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Kuranda Koala Gardens | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 16 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 17 | Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Wildlife HQ Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Wing's Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-nosed Potoroo sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-nosed Potoroo in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-nosed Potoroo sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Long-nosed Potoroo sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Diprotodontia
The closest relatives of the Long-nosed Potoroo that you can see in Great Otway National Park (order Diprotodontia, Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies) are Koala (about 70%), Eastern Grey Kangaroo (about 50%) and Swamp Wallaby (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-nosed Potoroo is recorded against all the mammals logged in Great Otway National Park (11 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.
