Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)
- GenusPetauroides (Greater Gliders)
- SpeciesPetauroides volans (Greater Glider)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
📅 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 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Greater Glider sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Greater Glider in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.