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Petaurus gracilis (mahogany glider)

Synonyms: Petaurus norfolcensis gracilis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is an endangered gliding possum native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.
View Wikipedia Record: Petaurus gracilis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Petaurus gracilis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
55
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.56
EDGE Score: 4.34
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  399 grams
Female Weight [3]  365 grams
Male Weight [3]  405 grams
Weight Dimorphism [3]  11 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Nectarivore, Granivore
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  40 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  30 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  20 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  10 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 3 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 3 months
Gestation [1]  20 days
Litter Size [3]  2
Litters / Year [4]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  10 inches (25 cm)
Weaning [3]  4 months 15 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Einasleigh upland savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Queensland tropical rain forests Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Girramay National Park II 83349 Queensland, Australia      
Girringun National Park II 515338 Queensland, Australia      
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site 2210160 Queensland, Australia    

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Pteropus poliocephalus (gray-headed flying fox)1

Predators

Ninox connivens (Barking Boobook)[3]
Ninox rufa (Rufous Boobook)[3]
Simalia amethistina (amethystine python)[3]
Tyto multipunctata (Lesser Sooty Owl)[3]
Tyto novaehollandiae (Australian Masked Owl)[3]

Providers

Shelter 
Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest redgum)[3]
Corymbia clarksoniana (Clarkson’s Bloodwood)[3]
Eucalyptus platyphylla (Poplar gum)[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Petaurus gracilis (Diprotodontia: Petauridae), STEPHEN M. JACKSON, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 43(882):141–148 (2011)
♦ 4Species Profile and Threats Database, Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0