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    The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal gliding possum found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the United States. It belongs to the genus Petaurus and is characterized by a patagium that allows it to glide between trees. Several subspecies of the sugar glider are recognized based on geographic distribution, including P. b. breviceps, P. b. papuanus, P. b. longicaudatus, and P. b. ariel.

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    The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal gliding possum found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the United States. It belongs to the genus Petaurus and is characterized by a patagium that allows it to glide between trees. Several subspecies of the sugar glider are recognized based on geographic distribution, including P. b. breviceps, P. b. papuanus, P. b. longicaudatus, and P. b. ariel.

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    Petaurus Breviceps

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    The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal gliding possum found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the United States. It belongs to the genus Petaurus and is characterized by a patagium that allows it to glide between trees. Several subspecies of the sugar glider are recognized based on geographic distribution, including P. b. breviceps, P. b. papuanus, P. b. longicaudatus, and P. b. ariel.

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    Petaurus breviceps

    Taxonomy
    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Diprotodontia Superfamily: Petauroidea Family: Petauridae Genus: Petaurus Species: Petaurus breviceps Subspecies: Petaurus breviceps Subspecies: Petaurus breviceps Subspecies: Petaurus breviceps Subspecies: Petaurus breviceps

    ariel breviceps longicaudatus papuanus

    Common names
    Dutch suikereekhoorn English lesser flying phalanger sugar glider Russian

    World distribution

    Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia United States Japan

    Wikipedia articles
    Sugar glider T he sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous , arboreal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. ...

    Petauridae genus Petaurus, and Leadbeater's possum which has only vestigal gliding membranes. ... Classification : Sugar glider , Petaurus breviceps ... Petaurus T he genus Petaurus contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of ... Species : Sugar glider , Petaurus breviceps. Petaurus ... Gliding possum Sugar glider , Petaurus breviceps. Yellow-bellied Glider or fluffy glider, Petaurus australis. New Guinea gliders. Biak Glider , Petaurus ... Cologne Z oological Garden Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis) Lar Gibbon ...

    EOL.org articles
    Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838 Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839; Petaurus breviceps; Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838; Petaurus breviceps (Waterhouse 1839) Petaurus breviceps breviceps Waterhouse, 1838 Petaurus breviceps breviceps Waterhouse, 1838; Petaurus breviceps breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 Petaurus breviceps papuensis Petaurus breviceps papuensis Petaurus breviceps papuanus T homas, 1888 Petaurus breviceps papuanus T homas, 1888 Petaurus breviceps longicaudatus Longman, 1924 Petaurus breviceps longicaudatus Longman, 1924 Petaurus breviceps ariel (Gould, 1842) Petaurus breviceps ariel (Gould, 1842) Petaurus breviceps biacensis Ulmer 1940 Petaurus breviceps biacensis Ulmer 1940 Petaurus breviceps flavidus Tate and Archbold 1935 Petaurus breviceps flavidus Tate and Archbold 1935 Petaurus breviceps tafa Tate and Archbold 1935 Petaurus breviceps tafa Tate and Archbold 1935 Petaurus biacensis Ulmer, 1940 Petaurus breviceps biacensis; Petaurus papuanus biacensis; Petaurus kholsi

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