Sugar Glider at Bannaby, NSW
Identification history
| Petaurus breviceps | 28 Aug 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Petaurus norfolcensis | 27 Aug 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Petaurus sp. | 27 Aug 2024 | Lissanthe |
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4 comments
BelindaWilson
wrote:
28 Aug 2024
From Menkhorst & Knight Field Guide to Mammals of Australia: [compared to sugar glider] "Squirrel glider is larger, especially in the south; has clear white underparts, tail never tipped white; tail fur long, flouncy; muzzle longer; slightly pointed."
@DonFletcher to my eyes it more closely matches the squirrel glider except for the prominent white tip on the tail. This location would be at the southern-most part of the squirrel glider's range as well (except for the patch that extends across the NSW/VIC border to the west). Is it more likely to be a sugar glider then?
@DonFletcher to my eyes it more closely matches the squirrel glider except for the prominent white tip on the tail. This location would be at the southern-most part of the squirrel glider's range as well (except for the patch that extends across the NSW/VIC border to the west). Is it more likely to be a sugar glider then?
PEDENL
wrote:
28 Aug 2024
Hi Belinda and Don, do you think it is most likely to be a Squirrel Glider then? I am in Bannaby area and there are records in the area. Thank you
DonFletcher
wrote:
28 Aug 2024
HI @BelindaWilson and @PEDENL , sorry sorry, I made a stupid mistake. The white tail tip guarantees it is P. breviceps (Sugar) or P. notatus (Krefft's). Krefft's has been recognised relatively recently and, so far, can be distinguished from P. breviceps only by DNA or location. Ones east of the Great Dividing Range are being called Krefft's and ones to the west, Sugars. This location is to the east, hence Sugar.
Lissanthe
wrote:
29 Aug 2024
Thank you very much Don, I have another glider, same area, no white tip on tail. I will try to attach a photo here. Thanks
Location information
- Places Bannaby, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- Lissanthe Recorded by
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Mammals Gliders Possums & Gliders Lissanthe Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Petaurus breviceps Scientific name
- Sugar Glider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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