Yellow-bellied Glider (south-eastern)
Petaurus australis australis
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 2/03/2022
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Near Threatened
Listed since: 9/03/2014
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 Yellow-bellied Glider (south-eastern) occurs in eucalypt-dominated woodlands and forests, including both wet and dry sclerophyll forests. Abundance is highly dependent on habitat suitability, which is in turn determined by forest age and floristics showing a preference for large patches of mature old growth forest that provide suitable trees for foraging and shelter. The Yellow-bellied Glider (south-eastern) is nocturnal and is active for most of the night and devotes 90 percent of the time spent outside the den to foraging-related activities. The subspecies is social and lives in family groups of two to six individuals.
Threats
The Yellow-bellied Glider (south-eastern) is primarily threatened by climate change, altered fire regimes, clearing, fragmentation and timber harvesting.
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database