Petaurus notatus

Krefft’s Glider, Sugar Glider at Macquarie, ACT

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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

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