Petaurus breviceps
Sugar Gliders
As recorded: Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Diprotodontia › Petauridae
- Collected by
- local collector
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Petaurus breviceps observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 773 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Middle Cove, NSW, AU
(c) BUSHY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Castle Cove, NSW, AU
(c) BUSHY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Helensburgh NSW 2508, Australia
(c) moopietron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Northern Territory, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Coopernook NSW 2426, Australia
(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Lilyvale NSW 2508, Australia
(c) moopietron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Petaurus breviceps. BPBM 103042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165332560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/103042.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165332560 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026