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Petaurus breviceps
As recorded: Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Diprotodontia › Petauridae
- Collected by
- local collector
- Date
- September 30, 1968
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 30, 1968, local collector also collected 1 other specimen.
Petaurus breviceps observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 97333.02. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165332570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/97333.02.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165332570 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026