Petaurus abidi
A. C. Ziegler, 1981
Northern Glider
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Macropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Petauroidea |
| Family | : Petauridae |
| Subfamily | : Petaurinae |
| Genus | : Petaurus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Ziegler, A.C. 1981-01-01. _Petaurus abidi_, a new species of glider (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from Papua New Guinea. Australian Mammalogy 4:81-88.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1071/AM81002Original name as described
Petaurus abidi
Type material
BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 101818
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=09cdfd7f-3d3a-4755-a588-b58a42555a7cType locality
"Papua New Guinea, West Sepik Province, Mount Somoro (also spelled Somero; approximate coordinates 3°25'S, 142°05'E), about 1220 m, approximately 9.7 km ENE Lumi (Patrol Post)."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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