Genus

Short-nosed Bandicoots

Isoodon

2 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPeramelemorphia (Bandicoots and Bilbies)
FamilyPeramelidae (Bandicoots)
GenusIsoodon (Short-nosed Bandicoots)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Isoodon obesulus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Isoodon macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Short-nosed Bandicoots

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~80%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~80%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~30%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
5	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	East Coast Natureworld	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Short-nosed Bandicoots

Species in this group

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Northern Brown Bandicoot

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Short-nosed Bandicoots

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found