Petaurus notatus
Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider at Watson, ACT
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| Petaurus notatus | DonFletcher | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Petaurus notatus | CarbonAI | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Petaurus sp. | msietsma | 14 Jan 2025 |
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User's notes
Poor photo with phone camera at night, sorry. Possibly Kreffts sugar glider? Distinctive facial markings, small size, hugging the branch. I have never seen one in the Watson Green Space before in very regular night walks; I have seen one in the adjacent Justice Robert Hope Park a couple of months ago, but normally only see them further up on Mount Majura.
3 comments
15 Jan 2025
Hi Mary, When I download the image and zoom in, I can see at least three things that might be a glider or might be leaves. In short I cant see it. The AI (Carbon) says it can see one. I'm unsure how to interpret that. However I think you know the species from other sightings so I will verify this record, based on your verbal description. The only local species of mid-size grey glider is Petaurus notatus, Krefft's Glider (which we formerly called Sugar Glider).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.160271-35.236266
- Maps Watson Green Space
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2025 09:37 PM Recorded on
- msietsma Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- msietsma NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location