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Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider. By Hunter Rowbotham. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b5/Petaurus_breviceps.jpg/220px-Petaurus_breviceps.jpg. Classification. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Diprotodntia Family: Petauridae Genus: Petaurus

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Sugar Glider

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  1. Sugar Glider By Hunter Rowbotham http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b5/Petaurus_breviceps.jpg/220px-Petaurus_breviceps.jpg

  2. Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Diprotodntia Family: Petauridae Genus: Petaurus Species: P. breviceps

  3. How It Gets Its Name Preference of nectarous foods Ability to fly through air like a flying squirrel http://www.petinfo4u.com/images/sg2.jpg

  4. General Information Comparable to a squirrel Same size as squirrel Endothermic Special Features: Flying Nocturnal

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

  6. Diet Insects Small vertebrates Sap of certain species of eucalyptus, acacia, and gum trees

  7. Reproduction Internal Reproduction Viviparous 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.

  8. Human Impact Not endangered Only negative impact on their habitat is mass destruction of bush area. They are not endangered because they can live in relatively small bush areas.

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

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