Dromiciops gliroides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The southern monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) is a species of marsupial. Dromiciops gliroides was formerly considered the sole extant member of the order Microbiotheria. It was first described by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1894. The specific name gliroides is a combination of the Latin glis, gliris ("dormouse", more generally "rodent") and Greek oides ("similar to"). The name australis as a synonym (D. australis, unavailable because it is a junior homonym) refers to the southern distribution of the animal. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
No species of the same family or order lives in Nahuel Huapi National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Monito del Monte sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 6 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.
January to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Monito del Monte in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. Those are among Nahuel Huapi National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 310 mm in June.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Monito del Monte sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Southern Monito del Monte sightings, Nahuel Huapi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Monito del Monte is recorded against all the mammals logged in Nahuel Huapi National Park (9 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.
