Squirrel Glider - Sydney Metro: Distribution and vegetation associations

Distribution of the species within this region

The Squirrel Glider is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Sydney Metro Catchment Management Region.

CMA sub-region	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions within region
Cumberland	Known	None
Sydney Cataract	Known	None

Important habitat requirements within region

Habitat	Details
Breeding Habitat	Tree hollows or fissures >2 cm diameter/width in eucalypt forests and woodlands
Foraging Habitat	As per vegetation types, Mature, mix-age euc.esp. with flowering shrubs & wattles understorey. But can occur where no understorey if >1 sp.of Eucalypt. Can use patch <1ha & isolated trees if <75m of other patches.
Time of year species identifiable (if flora) or best detected (if fauna)	All year

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Squirrel Glider - Sydney Metro is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it. Find out more about vegetation formations, classes and types .

Detailed information on each of the Vegetation Types listed below can be found on the Biometric page of this website. The table has been seperated into Catchment Management Areas.

• Dry sclerophyll forests (shrub/grass sub-formation)
  • Cumberland Dry Sclerophyll Forests
    • Narrow-leaved Ironbark - Broad-leaved Ironbark - Grey Gum open forest of the edges of the Cumberland Plain, Sydney Basin
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• Dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
  • Sydney Sand Flats Dry Sclerophyll Forests
    • Hard-leaved Scribbly Gum - Parramatta Red Gum heathy woodland of the Cumberland Plain, Sydney Basin
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• Grassy woodlands
  • Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands
    • Grey Box - Forest Red Gum grassy woodland on flats of the Cumberland Plain, Sydney Basin
    • Grey Box - Forest Red Gum grassy woodland on shale of the southern Cumberland Plain, Sydney Basin
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