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Sugar Gliders

Sugar Gliders. Petaurus breviceps Small gliding marsupial Named for its preference for sweet foods and its ability to glide through the air for 200 ft 5-6 inches long with a 6 inch tail Weigh only 4-5.5 oz There are seven subspecies. Distribution. Habitat.

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Sugar Gliders

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  1. Sugar Gliders • Petaurus breviceps • Small gliding marsupial • Named for its preference for sweet foods and its ability to glide through the air for 200 ft • 5-6 inches long with a 6 inch tail • Weigh only 4-5.5 oz • There are seven subspecies

  2. Distribution

  3. Habitat • Tree dwelling creature often living in groups of 15 to 30 • Nocturnal • Hunts for insects and small vertebrates and feeds on the sweet sap

  4. Reproduction • Breeding starts in June or July • A sugar glider female can have up to 4 joeys at time, while one to two is more common • Gestation period lasts only 16 days • Babies remain in the pouch for about 70 days, and after leaving it stays inside the nest for another 40 or 50 days • In captivity, they may live up to fifteen years.

  5. Conservation • Unlike many native Australian animals, particularly smaller ones, the Sugar Glider is not endangered • Capable of living in surprisingly small patches of remnant bush

  6. Pets • http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/ • Can be trained • Permanently bond to humans

  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4nJUf1fJQ

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