Petaurus notatus
Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Petaurus notatus | DonFletcher | 7 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 6 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
I appreciate that this will most likely be an inconclusive or unidentified sighting but it’s worth a try. I’m guessing it’s the tail of a small possum or glider. The actual tail beneath the fur was very thin, around 3mm diameter like a piece of wire.
1 comment
7 Oct 2023
Good record Steve. Tails of Krefft's (Sugar) gliders are not all that uncommon, presumably mostly from owl predation
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074889-35.282547
- Altitude 631.2m
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Oct 2023 12:35 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- Deceased Animal health
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- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Petaurus notatus Gliders Possums & Gliders Mammals
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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