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Some facts about the
Greater gliding possum
Adult weight : 1.35 kg (2.97 lbs)
Female maturity :639 days
Male maturity : 639 days
Weaning : 176 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at weaning : 0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 3 W
Body mass : 1.141 kg (2.5102 lbs)
Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)
Greater glider
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Species : Petauroides volans
The Greater glider, greater gliding possum is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Australia
Facts about the greater glider
"The greater glider is an extraordinary animal.
Food selection by the Greater Glider, Petauroides volans: is foliar nitrogen a determinant of habitat quality?
Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) The Greater Glider is of particular interest in forest management because of it's reliance on old trees with large hollows for denning.
Greater gliders are larger and have furred ears, compared with the large naked pointed ears of the yellow-bellied glider.
Geographic Range Greater gliders are found along the eastern coast of the Australian mainland, from eastern Queensland to southern Victoria (Nowak, 1999; Troughton, 1966). (Full text)
The Greater Glider is a solitary animal. (Full text)
Habitats Greater Gliders are found in forests areas. (Full text)
The Greater Glider is common in Australia. (Full text)
The Greater Glider is found in the areas in the shaded part of the map at the bottom of the page. (Full text)
Greater gliders are believed to live up to 15 years in the wild. (Full text)
If we had a dataset with one-hectare sample squares, a propositional learner would be unable to distinguish between a large area of new forest - where we would not expect to find many greater gliders - and a patchwork of new and old forest, where greater gliders are likely to be abundant. (Full text)
Greater Glider is based at the Book Farm which is the home of award-winning author Jill Morris. (Full text)
Greater Gliders are totally dependent on hollow-bearing trees in which to den during the day and raise their young. (Full text)
Greater Gliders are destroyed in clear-felling operations. (Full text)
Growing up The greater glider is the only gliding possum that doesn't live in a family or social group. (Full text)
The greater glider (Petauroides volans) is an example of the disjunct faunal populations found in Mt Kaputar National Park. (Full text)
However, unlike the Koala, the Greater Glider is seldom seen. (Full text)