Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyAcrobatidae (Feather-tailed Gliders and Possums)
- GenusAcrobates (Feather-tailed Gliders)
- SpeciesAcrobates pygmaeus (Feather-tailed Glider)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Feather-tailed Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Feather-tailed Glider sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Feather-tailed Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Feather-tailed Glider in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.