Stats

Lifespan: 10-15 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Colony
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Australia and New Guinea
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Rare

About

Sugar gliders can glide up to 50 metres between trees using a thin skin membrane (patagium) that stretches from wrist to ankle. Native to Australia and New Guinea, they are popular exotic pets worldwide despite being marsupials — more closely related to kangaroos than to the flying squirrels they resemble.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: Petaurus breviceps