Petaurus breviceps
Appearance


Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: Petaurus breviceps
Subspecies: 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, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838: 152 [1839].
- Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
- IUCN: Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Kurzkopfgleitbeutler
- English: Sugar Glider
- español: Petauro del azúcar
- suomi: Sokeriorava
- français: Planeur de sucre, Phalanger volant
- magyar: Törpe erszényesmókus, kis siklóerszényes, cukormókus
- Bahasa Indonesia: Wupih sirsik
- italiano: Petauro dello zucchero
- 日本語: フクロモモンガ
- Nederlands: Suikereekhoorn
- polski: Lotopałanka karłowata
- ไทย: จิงโจ้บิน, ชูการ์ไกลเดอร์