Sminthopsis leucopus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The white-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) is a marsupial that occurs on Tasmania and mainland Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. In southern New South Wales, the white-footed dunnart is known to occur at elevations at least as high as 1000 metres. The length from snout to tail tip is 14–20 cm (5.5–7.9 in) of which head and body are 7–11 cm (2.8–4.3 in) and the tail 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long. They weigh 19–27 g (0.67–0.95 oz).
The average rainfall of its habitat is between 60–100 cm (24–39 in) per year. Unlike the fat-tailed dunnart, this species requires forest and woodland cover of more than 50% of any square metre of heath understory or mid-story plant species. Other habitats include coastal tussock grasslands, sedgeland and wet heath. This dunnart has an individual range of about 120 square metres for both sexes, although this varies greatly among males, with some males acquiring territories of up to 1200 square metres. Male territories often overlap those of females.
The white-footed dunnarts mate in summer. The female white-footed dunnart will give... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-footed Dunnart sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-footed Dunnart in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-footed Dunnart sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
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 White-footed Dunnart sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Dasyuridae
The closest relatives of the White-footed Dunnart that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Dasyuridae, Dasyurids) are Agile Antechinus (about 10%) and Swamp Antechinus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-footed Dunnart is recorded against all the mammals logged in Great Otway National Park (6 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.
