Logan is home to 5 different glider species which include:
Greater gliders are the largest gliding possum in Australia. The greater glider is listed as endangered under the Federal Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and endangered under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Learn more about the greater glider, how to spot one and what we can do to protect them.
A largely grey species with a black stripe of fur which extends along its back to the tail and a yellowish belly. The gliding membrane extends from the fifth finger of the hand to the ankle. They prefer tall open sclerophyll forest habitat containing mostly gum-barked and winter flowering eucalypts. They are rare in Logan however acoustic monitoring and spotlighting surveys undertaken as part of the Yellow-bellied Glider project has recently discovered many more records of this species in the western portion of Logan. Visit the Queensland Glider Network page for more information and how you can get involved.
A small rat-sized glider with soft grey fur above, cream below with a stripe of black fur along its back. When compared with squirrel gliders, the tail is thinner and can (but not always) have a white tip whereas the squirrel glider never has a white tip. The gliding membrane extends from the wrist to the ankle. Occurs primarily in wetter forests but also drier woodlands/forests. Common in Logan. You can visit the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland for more information.
A larger rat-sized glider with soft grey fur above, white or creamy-white below with a stripe of black fur along its back. The tail is fluffier and wider, particularly where it joins the body, than that of the sugar glider. The gliding membrane extends from the wrist to the ankle. Common in Logan and primarily occurs in dry woodland and open forests. You can visit the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland for more information.
The smallest gliding marsupial in the world (mouse-sized) with a feather-like fringed tail. Body is grey-brown fur above and white below with a gliding membrane extending from elbow to the knee. Occurs in both wet and dry forest and woodland habitat. Uncommonly recorded in Logan perhaps due to its cryptic nature. You can visit the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland for more information.
Gliders face continued threats to their population because of human settlement and urban expansion. You can help protect our gliders in the following ways:
Our goal is to protect and enhance the glider populations in the City of Logan. Actions we have taken or continue to undertake include: