Yellow-bellied Glider

Yellow-bellied Glider

Petaurus australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Great Otway National Park

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Inland Sugar Glider

Inland Sugar Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
Koala
VU Endemic

Koala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phascolarctos cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

50–60% · Likely
Swamp Wallaby
LC Endemic

Swamp Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Wallabia bicolor

40–50% · Possible
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

20–30% · Possible
Common Brushtail
LC Endemic

Common Brushtail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trichosurus vulpecula

20–30% · Possible
Red-necked Wallaby
LC Endemic

Red-necked Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus rufogriseus

20–30% · Possible
Long-nosed Potoroo
NT Endemic

Long-nosed Potoroo

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Potorous tridactylus

0–10% · With luck
Feather-tailed Glider
LC Endemic

Feather-tailed Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acrobates pygmaeus

0–10% · With luck
Eastern Pygmy Possum
LC

Eastern Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus nanus

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Glider in Great Otway National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Glider sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Glider in Great Otway National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Glider in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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