Exploring new grounds: Arboreal sugar gliders frequently observed spending time on the ground as seen on camera traps

Authors

Ana Gracanin, University of WollongongFollow
Cara Cappelletti, University of Wollongong
Monica Knipler, University of WollongongFollow
Ryan Dallas, University of Wollongong
Katarina Maryann Mikac, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

136274

Publication Details

Gracanin, A., Cappelletti, C., Knipler, M., Dallas, R. K.K. & Mikac, K. M. (2019). Exploring new grounds: Arboreal sugar gliders frequently observed spending time on the ground as seen on camera traps. Australian Mammalogy, Online First 1-4.

Abstract

We provide the first quantitative evidence of sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) being detected by ground-based camera traps. We speculate that this may represent occasional movement or foraging on the ground, which has not been fully appreciated previously.