BY HUNTER ROWBOTHAM

Sugar Glider

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Classification

Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: DiprotodntiaFamily: PetauridaeGenus: PetaurusSpecies: P. breviceps

How It Gets Its Name

Preference of nectarous foodsAbility to fly through air like a flying squirrel

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General Information

Comparable to a squirrelSame size as squirrelEndothermicSpecial Features: FlyingNocturnal

Habitat

Origin: Eastern and Northern mainland Australia, the surrounding islands of Tasmania, New Guinea and the Bismark Archipelago

Diet

InsectsSmall vertebratesSap of certain species of eucalyptus, acacia,

and gum trees

Reproduction

Internal ReproductionViviparous The young (joeys) stay in a pouch until age of

about two months.The young is on their own at an age of about

four months.Mother gives birth to one or two joeys.

Human Impact

Not endangeredOnly negative impact on their habitat is mass

destruction of bush area.They are not endangered because they can

live in relatively small bush areas.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider