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 Royal National Park
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
📅 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 Royal National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Sugar Glider sighting in Royal National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sugar Glider in Royal National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sugar Glider in Royal National Park in our monthly data.