Diprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)

Order

Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies

Diprotodontia

38 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)

Species in this group

Common Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

Red-bellied Pademelon

Thylogale billardierii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Black-flanked Rock-wallaby

Petrogale lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Quokka

Setonix brachyurus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Waigeou Cuscus

Spilocuscus papuensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Red-legged Pademelon

Thylogale stigmatica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Red-necked Pademelon

Thylogale thetis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tammar Wallaby

Macropus eugenii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sulawesi Bear Cuscus

Ailurops ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Agile Wallaby

Macropus agilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Whiptail Wallaby

Notamacropus parryi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Short-eared Possum

Trichosurus caninus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby

Petrogale wilkinsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Blue Flier (Females)

Macropus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Northern Common Cuscus

Phalanger orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Long-nosed Potoroo

Potorous tridactylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Striped Possum

Dactylopsila trivirgata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudochirus dahlii

Pseudochirus dahlii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Inland Sugar Glider

Petaurus notatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Woodward S Wallaroo

Macropus bernardus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bennett's Tree-kangaroo

Dendrolagus bennettianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-bellied Glider

Petaurus australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Musky Rat-kangaroo

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Common Spotted Cuscus

Spilocuscus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Cercartetus nanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cinereous Ringtail

Pseudochirulus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Feather-tailed Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 88 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 464 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	14 of 38	>90%
	Red-necked Pademelon			~60%
	Whiptail Wallaby			~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~50%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~40%
	Koala			~40%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
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2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 38	>90%
	Common Wombat			>90%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~80%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
3	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 38	>90%
	Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby			~90%
	Wallaroo			~80%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Blue Flier (Females)			~40%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 38	>90%
	Common Wombat			~90%
	Swamp Wallaby			~80%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Koala			~30%
5	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 38	>90%
	Common Wombat			>90%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~90%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~80%
	Common Brushtail			~60%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
6	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 38	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Swamp Wallaby			~70%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~60%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
7	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 38	>90%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~70%
	Koala			~60%
	Red-necked Pademelon			~50%
	Short-eared Possum			~40%
	Swamp Wallaby			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~30%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~20%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
	Greater Glider			~10%
8	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 38	>90%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Koala			~70%
	Tammar Wallaby			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 38	>90%
	Koala			~70%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~50%
	Swamp Wallaby			~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Glider			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~10%
	Long-nosed Potoroo			~10%
	Feather-tailed Glider			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
10	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 38	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~70%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~60%
	Common Wombat			~40%
	Swamp Wallaby			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
11	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 38	>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~80%
	Swamp Wallaby			~60%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~30%
12	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 38	~90%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~80%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Common Wombat			~40%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~30%
13	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 38	~90%
	Black-flanked Rock-wallaby			~80%
	Wallaroo			~50%
14	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 38	~90%
	Agile Wallaby			~60%
	Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby			~40%
	Pseudochirus dahlii			~30%
	Woodward S Wallaroo			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Wallaroo			~10%
15	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 38	~90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Common Wombat			~20%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~20%
	Greater Glider			~10%
	Wallaroo			~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
	Koala			~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
16	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 38	~90%
	Waigeou Cuscus			~70%
	Northern Common Cuscus			~40%
	Striped Possum			~30%
	Common Spotted Cuscus			~10%
17	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 38	~80%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~60%
	Swamp Wallaby			~30%
	Blue Flier (Females)			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
18	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	~80%
	Quokka			~80%
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 38	~70%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Swamp Wallaby			~30%
	Koala			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
20	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 38	~70%
	Striped Possum			~30%
	Red-legged Pademelon			~20%
	Bennett's Tree-kangaroo			~20%
	Musky Rat-kangaroo			~10%
	Agile Wallaby			~10%
	Swamp Wallaby			~10%
	Cinereous Ringtail			~10%
21	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 38	~70%
	Black-flanked Rock-wallaby			~50%
	Wallaroo			~40%
22	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 38	~60%
	Sulawesi Bear Cuscus			~60%
23	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 38	~50%
	Wallaroo			~30%
	Agile Wallaby			~30%
24	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 38	~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~10%
25	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	~40%
	Agile Wallaby			~40%
26	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
27	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~40%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
28	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
29	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
30	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
31	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~10%
	Common Brushtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 38	~90%
	Koala			~70%
	Common Brushtail			~40%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~10%
	Short-eared Possum			~10%
	Sugar Glider			<5%
2	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 38	~80%
	Red-bellied Pademelon			~40%
	Red-necked Wallaby			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~20%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 38	~70%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~40%
	Common Brushtail			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~20%
	Swamp Wallaby			~10%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~10%
	Common Wombat			~10%
	Koala			<5%
4	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 38	~60%
	Common Ringtail Possum			~30%
	Common Brushtail			~20%
	Swamp Wallaby			~20%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
	Wallaroo			<5%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 38	~30%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~20%
	Common Brushtail			~10%
6	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 38	~20%
	Common Brushtail			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
5	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
6	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
9	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
15	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
18	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
20	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
21	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
22	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
25	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
26	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
29	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
30	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
32	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
33	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
36	Zoopark Vyškov	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
37	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
38	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
39	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
40	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
41	Monarto Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
42	Taronga Western Plains Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
43	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
44	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Werribee Open Range Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
47	Whipsnade Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
48	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
49	Binder Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

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