18 Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Petaurus notatus | 23 Apr 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Petaurus notatus duplicate | 7 Apr 2022 | DonFletcher | ||
| Petaurus notatus duplicate | 7 Apr 2022 | Bigfish69 |
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Individuals spread along track, feeding
15 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
8 Apr 2022
Nice pic, now placed in Sample Images for species page:-
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/10084
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/10084
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
8 Apr 2022
I have also featured this Krefft’s Glider sighting on our Facebook page and also on Twitter. The photo is outstanding.
Bigfish69
wrote:
8 Apr 2022
A big thank you to Helberth as during this time we spent many days and nights exploring the ACT and beyond.
waltraud
wrote:
9 Apr 2022
Bigfish and Don, can you tell us how to distinguish between Petaurus notatus and P. breviceps? I know the Sugar Gliders (previous P. breviceps) have been split into 3 genetically different species but I'm not aware of the morphological features that distinguish them. Several members of our group including myself wondered...
Bigfish69
wrote:
9 Apr 2022
May I recommend you read the article published in the Zoological journal 2021: volume 191 issue 2
Though the address is length (below) it should open the relevant PDF. Also check out it's reference list for other potential information.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alyson-Stobo-Wilson/publication/345342498_Integrative_taxonomic_investigation_of_Petaurus_breviceps_Marsupialia_Petauridae_reveals_three_distinct_species/links/6011017f299bf1b33e28eadd/Integrative-taxonomic-investigation-of-Petaurus-breviceps-Marsupialia-Petauridae-reveals-three-distinct-species.pdf
Though the address is length (below) it should open the relevant PDF. Also check out it's reference list for other potential information.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alyson-Stobo-Wilson/publication/345342498_Integrative_taxonomic_investigation_of_Petaurus_breviceps_Marsupialia_Petauridae_reveals_three_distinct_species/links/6011017f299bf1b33e28eadd/Integrative-taxonomic-investigation-of-Petaurus-breviceps-Marsupialia-Petauridae-reveals-three-distinct-species.pdf
DonFletcher
wrote:
9 Apr 2022
Hi Waltraud, DNA is the answer to yr Q. But Kreffts is to west of the Great Dividing Range, and Sugar to East. (I would much prefer species to have visible differences but it seems that the creator did not care about that.)
waltraud
wrote:
9 Apr 2022
Does that mean that the P breviceps featured on CNM should be renamed P notatus.
many thanks for quick response.
w
many thanks for quick response.
w
DonFletcher
wrote:
9 Apr 2022
Yes it does mean that Waltraud, in theory. But this is a common issue for all kinds of organisms and the experts know to make allowance for the changes so no one is going back to change the earlier ones in CNM as far as I know.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
10 Apr 2022
Don. It looks like all the sightings of P. breviceps are west of the Great Dividing Range, so we could merge the two species.
Bigfish69
wrote:
10 Apr 2022
Isn't Kreft on the western side (eg ACT) with it's range overlapping into the range itself and even east of it, whereas Sugars seem to be predominantly eastern?
"Krefft’s glider has a clearly defined dorsal stripe and fluffy tail. It is widespread in eastern Australia and has been introduced to Tasmania.
The sugar glider, with a less-defined dorsal stripe, is apparently restricted to forests east of the Great Dividing Range, extending from southeast Queensland to around the border of New South Wales and Victoria."
Source: https://theconversation.com/a-rare-discovery-we-found-the-sugar-glider-is-actually-three-species-but-one-is-disappearing-fast-142807
"Krefft’s glider has a clearly defined dorsal stripe and fluffy tail. It is widespread in eastern Australia and has been introduced to Tasmania.
The sugar glider, with a less-defined dorsal stripe, is apparently restricted to forests east of the Great Dividing Range, extending from southeast Queensland to around the border of New South Wales and Victoria."
Source: https://theconversation.com/a-rare-discovery-we-found-the-sugar-glider-is-actually-three-species-but-one-is-disappearing-fast-142807
DonFletcher
wrote:
10 Apr 2022
Correct Bigfish, so the P. breviceps west of the range (eg in the ACT) are actually notatus according to the source you referenced.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.171906-35.249903
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2022 09:15 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Petaurus notatus Scientific name
- Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 953m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Petaurus breviceps
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