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Frecko wrote:

24 Jun 2025

Bonus points for identifying the spider. Not submitted separately as not clear enough.

Petaurus norfolcensis

DonFletcher wrote:

24 Jun 2025

Frecko I will get back to you with the details. Its not as simple as it would normally be, due to the recent taxonomic revision of P breviceps into three species, of which our is now P notatus.

Petaurus norfolcensis

Frecko wrote:

24 Jun 2025

Yes I can do that. If I happen across another live one caught up, anything to note / measure before release, or just take a number of images? Is there a guide to this?

Petaurus norfolcensis

JimL wrote:

24 Jun 2025

Thanks @Leszek
Just a phone photo but got lucky in the cold!

Petaurus notatus

DonFletcher wrote:

23 Jun 2025

@Frecko if you ever find any dead Petaurus please preserve them. (This individual does tick a lot of boxes for Squirrel Glider but gliders very similar in appearance to this, closer to the ACT, are frequently being identified as P notatus (Kreffts Glider). The local Krefft's are particularly similar to Squirrel Gliders because they have bushy tails which taper strongly, white undersides and prominent black and white around the ears. Nose profile differs. However photos of the same individual can show a more pointed Squirrel nose in some positions and the Kreffts 'Roman" nose in others. Your photos of the one stuck in barbed wire are an example.)

Petaurus norfolcensis