APC
Lower Risk (Least Concern)
Comment
Moderately common and widespread.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Unknown
Overall distribution
Widespread in Australia
Local distribution
Widespread in dry and wet eucalypt forest, heathlands, melaleuca and rainforest habitats. Still present in some urban environs
Known location
Southport, Arundel, Ormeau, Pimpama, Tugun Hill Conservation Area, Coomera, Norwell, Nerang, Ernest,
Other locality
Apparently common in the Gold Coast where forest remains.
General ecology
Eucalypt forest, rainforest edges.
Specific ecology
Tree hollows. Usually found in wetter forests than the related squirrel glider.
Management
Benefits from nest boxes provided these have a hole too tiny to admit larger animals.
