Feathertail glider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the feathertail glider lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acrobates pygmaeus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Acrobatidae

Where does the feathertail glider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the feathertail glider in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the feathertail glider endangered?

The feathertail glider’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the feathertail glider?

The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Acrobatidae, genus Acrobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the feathertail glider

The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding mammal and is named for its long feather-shaped tail.

A second species, the broad-toed feathertail glider (Acrobates (Dromicia) frontalis, De Vis 1887) is recognised by some authors based on unpublished genetic studies and cryptic morphological differences in toe and tail characteristics. With this recognition, it is suggested that Acrobates pygmaeus takes the common name narrow-toed feathertail glider.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Feathertail glider (revision 1356680422), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q613177 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).