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)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Glider sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Red-legged Pademelon
Thylogale stigmatica
Red-necked Pademelon
Thylogale thetis
Short-eared Possum
Trichosurus caninus
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Long-nosed Potoroo
Potorous tridactylus
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Whiptail Wallaby
Notamacropus parryi
📅 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 Springbrook National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Glider sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Glider in Springbrook National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Glider in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.