The cat-sized nocturnal marsupials, which are unique to Australia, live in areas from north Queensland to central Victoria
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One of the world’s biggest gliding mammals – the once common Greater glider – has been pushed closer to extinction and is now officially endangered.
The cat-sized gliding marsupial has been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species.