Mahogany Glider
Petaurus gracilis
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Endangered
Listed since: 1/04/2021
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Endangered
Listed since: 15/06/2015
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: None
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derive from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Mahogany Glider is a medium sized nocturnal, arboreal marsupial that can be readily distinguished from the Squirrel Glider by having a much heavier body mass. Their diet consists primarily of nectar, pollen, tree sap, lerps, honeydew and invertebrates.
Threats
The Mahogany Glider is restricted to the foothills of the ranges and pockets of fragmented habitat by the affects of large-scale clearing of their habitat for agriculture (sugar cane, bananas, pineapples), roads and residential developments.