Petaurus gracilis de Vis 1883

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 55

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scientific name	Petaurus gracilis de Vis 1883
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Petaurus gracilis de Vis 1883 , Abstr. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 20 Dec. 1882: ii.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Cardwell region.

Vernacular Names: Ebony Glider.

Distribution: From Wharps Holding (18°41’18"S, 146°04’25"E) to Hall River (17°58’29"S, 146°02’02"E), NE Queensland.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: History of description given by Van Dyck (1990). Species resurrected from synonymy with P. norfolcensis by Van Dyck (1991). Full description given by Van Dyck (1993), who also gave results of field surveys to determine its distribution.