Petaurus breviceps

Petaurus breviceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia 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 0-8018-8221-4.
• 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

Bahasa Indonesia: Wupih sirsik
Deutsch: Kurzkopfgleitbeutler
English: Sugar Glider
español: Petauro del azúcar
français: Planeur de sucre, Phalanger volant
italiano: Petauro dello zucchero
magyar: Törpe erszényesmókus, kis siklóerszényes, cukormókus
Nederlands: Suikereekhoorn
日本語: フクロモモンガ
polski: Lotopałanka karłowata
suomi: Sokeriorava
ไทย: จิงโจ้บิน, ชูการ์ไกลเดอร์

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