Petaurus breviceps

Petaurus breviceps

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: 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

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

Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales

Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.24.78

References

• Petaurus breviceps in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) (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

Deutsch: Kurzkopfgleitbeutler
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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