Mahogany glider - Wikipedia
The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is an endangered gliding possum [3] native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.
Mahogany Glider - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis ) is an endangered gliding possum native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia. First described in 1883, these animals were considered subspecies of squirrel glider for about a century until 1989 …
Mahogany Glider | Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
The mahogany glider has the smallest distribution of all glider species in Australia. They are found in a very restricted area of the Far North Queensland coast, primarily below 100 m elevation. They are known to occur between Ollera Creek (40 km south of Ingham) and Hull River near Tully.
ADW: Petaurus gracilis: INFORMATION
Mahogany gliders are the second largest species of glider in Australia and are approximately 600 mm in length from head to the tip of their tail when fully grown. Adult males weigh from 337 to 500 g while females weigh from 310 to 450 g.
This super-rare giant glider has a voice like a lawnmower
Its scientific name, Petaurus gracilis, means ‘slender rope dancer’, alluding to the graceful way it moves through the trees, using its mahogany-hued patagium (or gliding membrane) to cruise up to 60 metres through the air.
Mahogany glider | Environment, land and water - Queensland …
Sep 3, 2024 · The elusive mahogany glider gets its name from its rich brown mahogany colour and the importance of the swamp mahogany tree, Lophostemon suaveolens, in its habitat. Mahogany gliders are culturally significant to First Nations peoples.
Animal Info - Mahogany Glider
Jan 8, 2005 · The mahogany glider has been found in a mosaic of habitats dominated by medium to low Eucalyptus-Acacia woodland on swampy coastal plains and extensive beach ridges. It occurs at an altitude between sea level and 120 m (400'), with most found below 20 m (66').
Conserving Australia’s Mahogany glider - The Australian Museum …
Apr 5, 2022 · The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is one of Australia’s most endangered mammals. This beautiful gliding possum is approximately 60 cm in length and can make glides of up to 60 m through the forest canopy in the wet sclerophyll woodlands of North Queensland.
Mahogany glider - DCCEEW
SPRAT Species Profile: Petaurus gracilis — Mahogany Glider. Found in: Queensland. Mahogany Gliders are arboreal marsupials, found in a small narrow band of open, wet sclerophyll forest along the Queensland coast north of Townsville.
The Mahogany Glider is found in northeast Queensland, in the southern part of the Wet Tropics - bioregion, in a narrow band of open wet sclerophyll woodland below 120 m between Ollera Creek (40 km south of Ingham) and the Hull River near Tully.