| Yellow-bellied glider[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: | Petaurus |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791
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| Distribution, within Australia | |
The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.[3][4][5][6]
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- ^ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A.; Johnson, C.N. (2016). "Petaurus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16730A21959641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T16730A21959641.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Yellow-Bellied Glider" (PDF). Environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Yellow-bellied glider – Petaurus australis facts". thewebsiteofeverything.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ Gliding Possums – Environment, New South Wales Government
- ^ Ross Secord. "ADW: Petaurus australis: INFORMATION". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 13 June 2015.