Perameles gunnii
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is a nocturnal, rabbit-sized marsupial endemic to southeastern Australia, being native to the island of Tasmania and mainland Victoria. It is one of the four surviving bandicoot species in the genus Perameles. It is distinguishable from its partially-sympatric congener—the long-nosed bandicoot – via three or four dark horizontal bars found on its rump. In Tasmania, it is relatively abundant. The mainland population in Victoria is struggling and is subject to ongoing conservation endeavors.
The eastern barred bandicoot weighs less than 2 kg (4.4 lb) and has a short tail and three to four whitish bars across the rump. The eastern barred bandicoot has two separated populations, one on the mainland of Australia and one on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian form is somewhat larger than the mainland form as the average adult mass is 750 g (26 oz) in Victoria and 1,000 g (35 oz) in Tasmania. It lives for just two to three years and is not gregarious. Males occupy large home ranges compared to females and only consort with females for mating.
This species is nocturnal. It emerges from its nest at dusk to forage for a variety...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Island Nature Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Coast Natureworld | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Phillip Island Nature Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Barred Bandicoot sighting in Phillip Island Nature Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August–September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Barred Bandicoot in Phillip Island Nature Park on a given day, against about 30% in July and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Barred Bandicoot 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.
Only Phillip Island Nature Park, in our data
Phillip Island Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Barred Bandicoot sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Barred Bandicoot is recorded against all the mammals logged in Phillip Island Nature Park (78 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.
