Squirrel glider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis Least concern

Where the squirrel 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 9,811 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

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

Where does the squirrel glider live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the squirrel glider?

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

About the squirrel glider

The squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a nocturnal gliding possum and is one of the wrist-winged gliders of the genus Petaurus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Squirrel glider (revision 1373474794), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209903 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).