Sugar glider

Petaurus breviceps

Mammalia · Diprotodontia · Petauridae

Fig. 1. Sugar glider

Fig. 2. Range

Australia, New Guinea

Modern data

Status today

LCLeast concern status to verify

Conservation	convergent with flying squirrel
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Petaurus

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