Petaurus australis

G. K. Shaw, 1791

Yellow-bellied 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

Shaw, G.K. 1791-03. [Fascicle XX]. Pp. pl. 60–pl. 62 in Shaw, G.K. 1790-1791. The Naturalist's Miscellany: or, coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described immediately from nature. Vol. 2. Nodder, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44325652

Original name as described

Petaurus australis

Other common names

Bellied Glider · Fluffy Glider

Type locality

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

the recently described subspecies adelynhoserae is considered a synonym here; it was named by R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoser, R. T. (2020). A new subspecies of Yellow-bellied Glider (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from far north Queensland, Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 42, 38-41.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000342

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Petaurus australis reginae

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Petauridae

Root name

reginae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.1.23.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/965d3046-0cc7-4e1f-9585-72816c423179

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355495

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus australis adelynhoserae

Hoser, 2020

Family

Petauridae

Root name

adelynhoserae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

QM JM8746

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

Petaurus flaviventer

A. G. Desmarest, 1817

Family

Petauridae

Root name

flaviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044171

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Ptilotus australis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Phalangista Petaurus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

petaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Belideus flaviventer

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

flaviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Petaurus australis australis

Groves, 2005

Family

Petauridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Belideus australis

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534863

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Petaurus australis

G. K. Shaw, 1791

Family

Petauridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 60 (unnumbered p. 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44325652

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16730/21959641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus Novae Hollandiae

(F. A. A. Meyer, 1793)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

novaehollandiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11, 177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27654893 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27655078

Authority publication

Leipzig

Didelphis Petaurus

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

petaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632622

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus Hepuna Ru

Oken, 1816

Family

Petauridae

Root name

hepunaru

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal · nomen_novum

Authority page

1118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375865

Authority publication

Jena

Petaurus Cunninghami

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Petauridae

Root name

cunninghami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729724

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

petaurus opossum

Falcimagne, 1854

Family

Petauridae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

366 (footnote)

Authority publication

Paris

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