Petaurus breviceps
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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Petauroidea
Familia: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: Petaurus breviceps
Subspecies: P. b. ariel – P. b. biacensis – P. b. breviceps – P. b. flavidus – P. b. longicaudatus – P. b. papuanus – P. b. tafa
Basic Info [edit]
Commonly called sugar gliders or sugar bears these small arboreal marsupials are found in the forests of Australia, as well as in Tasmania, New Guinea, and the neighboring islands of Indonesia.
Name [edit]
Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839
Type locality: Australia, New South Wales
Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.24.78
References [edit]
- Petaurus breviceps in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214 - Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838: 152 [1839].
- Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
- IUCN: Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 (Least Concern)
Vernacular names [edit]
English: Sugar Glider
español: Petauro del azúcar
français: Planeur de sucre, Phalanger volant
italiano: Petauro dello zucchero
Nederlands: Suikereekhoorn
日本語: フクロモモンガ
polski: Lotopałanka karłowata
suomi: Sokeriorava
ไทย: จิงโจ้บิน, ชูการ์ไกลเดอร์
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