Petaurus notatus

3 Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Petaurus notatus	23 Apr 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Petaurus notatus duplicate	13 Jul 2021	WingsToWander
Petaurus notatus duplicate	13 Jul 2021	LizetteSalmon

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This glider's behaviour was unusual - it was out in the daytime, initially appeared to be eating small stones on fire trail and slightly dazed. It wasn't afraid when I slowly approached it. Currawongs were keeping a close eye on it. Could it have been plucked from a hollow by a currawong then dropped? Could it be an escaped pet? It then appeared to recover from its dazed state and scampered up a tree, only to be severely harassed by many currawongs. Although it escaped to a bushier tree I'm unsure it would have survived after that.

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WingsToWander wrote:

13 Jul 2021

Upon seeing the Extra pics on Facebook I’m inclined to agree that this is a Kreffts vs a Squirrel. Lizette would you mind incorporating the extra photos here.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jul 2021 04:21 PM Recorded on
LizetteSalmon Recorded by
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Featured Mammals Gliders Possums & Gliders LizetteSalmon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health

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
128 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Petaurus breviceps

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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Victoria

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