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Species profile—Petaurus australis brevirostrum (northern yellow-bellied glider)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Petauridae (Striped Possum and Wrist-winged Gliders) → Petaurus australis brevirostrum (northern yellow-bellied glider)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Petauridae (Striped Possum and Wrist-winged Gliders)
Scientific name
Petaurus australis brevirostrum Cooper, Travouillon & Helgen, 2023
Common name
northern yellow-bellied glider
Type reference
Cooper, S.J.B., Travouillon, K.J., Helgen, K.M., Saint, K., Russell, R. & Winter, J. (2023). Reassessment of the subspecific status of the Australian Wet Tropics yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis. Australian Mammalogy 45(2), 220-236. doi:10.1071/AM22022
WildNet taxon ID
876
Synonym(s)
Petaurus australis unnamed subsp.
Petaurus australis reginae
Alternate name(s)
yellow-bellied glider (northern subspecies)
fluffy glider
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=876.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024