Yellow-bellied Glider
Petaurus australis
Conservation Status
VulnerableMammalia · Diprotodontia · Petauridae
About
The yellow-bellied glider, also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.
Fun Fact
reginae in northern Queensland (which is rare and threatened with logging) The yellow-bellied glider is the largest species of Petaurus, the wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials, and can glide up to 150 m.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Lives in a linear habitat going from Atherton to Kirrama on the Atherton Tableland.
Diet
Diet consists of nectar, honeydew, insects, pollen and a wide spread of tree sap including different Eucalyptus sap, Corymbia sap, some Angophora sap, and Lophostemon sap.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Degradation
- Overexploitation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change