Genus

Wrist-winged Gliders

Petaurus

3 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
FamilyPetauridae (Wrist-winged Gliders, Trioks, and allies)
GenusPetaurus (Wrist-winged Gliders)

Species in this group

Petaurus notatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Petaurus australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Petaurus breviceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wrist-winged Gliders

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 22 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 3	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Glider			~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~10%
2	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~20%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Inland Sugar Glider			~10%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Sugar Glider			~10%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Sugar Glider			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
4	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity
5	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
6	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
7	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
8	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
10	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
12	East Coast Natureworld	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Kangaroo Creek Farm	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
15	Sydney Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Sea Life Sydney Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Aquarium River of Zaragoza	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Bird Kingdom	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
21	Nanjing Underwater World	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
22	Wing's Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Wrist-winged Gliders

Species in this group

Inland Sugar Glider

Yellow-bellied Glider

Sugar Glider

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wrist-winged Gliders

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found