Mahogany glider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mahogany glider Petaurus gracilis Endangered

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 325 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

Scientific name	Petaurus gracilis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Petauridae

Where does the mahogany glider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mahogany 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 mahogany glider endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the mahogany glider?

The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Petauridae, genus Petaurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mahogany glider

The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is an endangered gliding possum native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mahogany glider (revision 1360614474), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135842 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).