Krefft's glider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Petaurus notatus
Group	Marsupials
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Petauridae

Where does the Krefft's glider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Krefft's glider in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

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.

What kind of animal is the Krefft's glider?

The Krefft's glider (Petaurus notatus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Petauridae, genus Petaurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Krefft's glider

Krefft's glider (Petaurus notatus) is a species of arboreal nocturnal gliding possum, a type of small marsupial. It is native to most of eastern mainland Australia and has been introduced to Tasmania. Populations of Petaurus from New Guinea and Indonesia previously classified under P. breviceps are also tentatively classified under P. notatus by the American Society of Mammalogists, but likely represent a complex of distinct species. As most captive gliders referred to as "sugar gliders" in at least the United States are thought to originate from West Papua, this likely makes them Krefft's gliders, at least tentatively.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Krefft's glider (revision 1373474886), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q102281603 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).