Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPetauridae (Wrist-winged Gliders, Trioks, and allies)
- GenusPetaurus (Wrist-winged Gliders)
- SpeciesPetaurus breviceps (Sugar Glider)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Inland Sugar Glider
Petaurus notatus
Yellow-bellied Glider
Petaurus australis
Squirrel Glider
Petaurus norfolcensis
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
📅 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 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sugar Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Sugar Glider sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sugar Glider in Blue Mountains National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sugar Glider in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.