Petauroides volans

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q668004
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Petauroides volans

Summary

Petauroides volans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petauroides volans's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Petauroides volans is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Petauroides volans's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Petauroides volans's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[6].
  • Petauroides volans belongs to the parent taxon Petauroides[7].
  • Petauroides volans is endemic to Australia[8].
  • Petauroides volans's scientific name is Petauroides volans[9].
  • Petauroides volans's Commons category is recorded as Petauroides volans[10].
  • Petauroides volans's original combination is recorded as Didelphis volans[11].
  • Petauroides volans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. volans'}[12].
  • Petauroides volans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Glider'}[13].
  • Petauroides volans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Gliding Possum'}[14].
  • Petauroides volans is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesengleitbeutler'}[15].
  • Petauroides volans is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki leteči vrečar'}[16].
  • Petauroides volans's taxon author citation is recorded as (Kerr, 1792)[17].

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Classification

Petauroides volans's scientific name is Petauroides volans[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Petauroides[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Glider'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Gliding Possum'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesengleitbeutler'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki leteči vrečar'}[16].

Distribution

Petauroides volans is endemic to Australia[8].

Identifiers

Petauroides volans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42783[18]. Petauroides volans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 146632[19]. Petauroides volans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323829[20]. Petauroides volans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440068[21]. Petauroides volans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 609821[22].

Why It Matters

Petauroides volans ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Petauroides
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable, Endangered status
    Original combination Didelphis volans
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