Noun
sugar glider (plural sugar gliders)
Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.
Aging Cell 8(1):65–72. citation Biology and behaviour Sugar glider Gliding The sugar glider is one of a number of volplane (gliding) possums in Australia. Source: Internet
In the sugar glider, biparental care allows one adult to huddle with the young and prevent hypothermia while the other parent is out foraging, as young sugar gliders aren’t able to thermoregulate until they are 100 days old (3.5 months). Source: Internet
The sugar glider is divided into seven sub-species; three occur in Australia, four in New Guinea, although debate regarding current species delineation continues. Source: Internet
Sugar gliders can steer by moving their limbs and adjusting the tension of their gliding membrane; for example, to turn left, a sugar glider will lower its left forearm below its right. Source: Internet
When the legs are stretched out, this membrane allows the sugar glider to glide a considerable distance. Source: Internet