Yellow-bellied Glider
Petaurus australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPetauridae (Wrist-winged Gliders, Trioks, and allies)
- GenusPetaurus (Wrist-winged Gliders)
- SpeciesPetaurus australis (Yellow-bellied Glider)
The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Inland Sugar Glider
Petaurus notatus
Squirrel Glider
Petaurus norfolcensis
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-bellied Glider at Blue Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |