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Species profile—Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Petauridae (Striped Possum and Wrist-winged Gliders) → Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider)

Photo of Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider) - Thomson, B.,Bruce Thomson

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Petauridae (Striped Possum and Wrist-winged Gliders)
Scientific name
Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792)
Common name
squirrel glider
Type reference
Kerr, R. (1792). The Animal Kingdom, or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus; Class I. Mammalia. London: J. Murray & R. Faulder Vol. 1 Pt 1 xl 400 pp. 9 pls [270]
WildNet taxon ID
879
Alternate name(s)
flying squirrel
squirrel flying phalanger
squirrel flying opposum
sugar squirrel
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
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=879.

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

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024