Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider at Macquarie, ACT
Identification history
| Petaurus notatus | 23 Aug 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Petaurus notatus | 21 Aug 2016 | NathanaelC |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
23 Aug 2016
Other ACT records for sugar gliders are either within nature reserves or in urban areas adjoining reserves. In contrast this record is well within the urban area, the only similar record is from nearby Araba st, Aranda. Perhaps the shift to native plantings within inner Belconnen has enabled sugar glider families to survive/move in?
2 comments
NathanaelC
wrote:
23 Aug 2016
Thanks Michael for confirming - it's a poor quality photo, sorry, taken on my phone while out walking the dog. Pretty rare sighting for me - almost exclusively Brushtails around here; but I've handled gliders before so was 100% on the ID.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Aug 2016
Yes the strip is distinctive and a Squirrel Glider record is highly unlikely
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066997-35.251190
- Places Macquarie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2016 08:55 PM Recorded on
- NathanaelC Recorded by
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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
- 124 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Petaurus breviceps
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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