Information about Wrist Winged Glider
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Flying phalangers are typically nocturnal, most being small (sometimes around 400 mm, counting the tail), and have folds of loose skin running from the wrists to the ankles. They use this skin to glide from tree to tree by jumping and holding out their limbs spread-eagle. They're able to travel for distances as long as 100 meters. Beside the distinctive skin folds, flying phalangers also have large, forward facing eyes, short (though pointed) faces, and long flat tails which are used as rudders while gliding.
All are omnivores, and eat tree sap, gum, nectar, pollen, and insects, along with manna and honeydew. Most flying phalangers appear to be solitary, though the Yellow-bellied Glider and Sugar Glider are both known to live in groups.
Conservation status
While Biak and Sugar Gliders are relatively common, most of the other species are rare. Mahogany Gliders are endangered, and so uncommon that they weren't seen for more than a hundred years after their original discovery in 1883. Nearly a month after they were rediscovered in 1989, their habitat was cleared for plantations, and another population wasn't found until 1991.Species
- Genus Petaurus
- Northern Glider, Petaurus abidi
- Yellow-bellied Glider, Petaurus australis
- Biak Glider, Petaurus biacensis
- Sugar Glider, Petaurus breviceps
- Mahogany Glider, Petaurus gracilis
- Squirrel Glider, Petaurus norfolcensis
References
- Sugar Glider - Tasmanian Government
- Sugar Glider - Caffee Zoo
- Yellow-Bellied Glider - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Mahogany Glider - Animal Info
- Feathertail Glider - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Marsupials and Monotremes of the Museum of Wiesbaden - (Images)
- The Marsupial Society of Australia
- about Marsupials
References
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 54-55. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.2005&rft.edition=3rd%20edition&rft.pub=Johns%20Hopkins%20University%20Press&rft.pages=54-55&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnmnhgoph.si.edu%2Fmsw%2F">
P. breviceps
Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758
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Linnaeus, 1758
Subclasses & Infraclasses
- Subclass †Allotheria*
- Subclass Prototheria
- Subclass Theria
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Marsupialia
Illiger, 1811
Orders
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Illiger, 1811
Orders
- Didelphimorphia
- Paucituberculata
- Microbiotheria
- Dasyuromorphia
- Peramelemorphia
- Notoryctemorphia
- Diprotodontia
- Sparassodonta (extinct)
- Yalkaparidontia (extinct)
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Diprotodontia
Owen, 1866
Suborders
Vombatiformes
Phalangeriformes
Macropodiformes
Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
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Owen, 1866
Suborders
Vombatiformes
Phalangeriformes
Macropodiformes
Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
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Petauridae
C.L. Bonaparte, 1838
Genera
Dactylopsila
Gymnobelideus
Petaurus
The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, the six species wrist-winged gliders in genus
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C.L. Bonaparte, 1838
Genera
Dactylopsila
Gymnobelideus
Petaurus
The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, the six species wrist-winged gliders in genus
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George Shaw (December 10, 1751 - July 22, 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist.
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P. australis
Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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George Shaw (December 10, 1751 - July 22, 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist.
Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772. He took up the profession of medical practitioner.
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Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772. He took up the profession of medical practitioner.
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P. breviceps
Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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P. australis
Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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P. gracilis
Binomial name
Petaurus gracilis
(de Vis, 1883)
The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) is a highly endangered possum.
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Binomial name
Petaurus gracilis
(de Vis, 1883)
The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) is a highly endangered possum.
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P. abidi
Binomial name
Petaurus abidi
Ziegler, 1981
The Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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Binomial name
Petaurus abidi
Ziegler, 1981
The Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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P. biacensis
Binomial name
Petaurus biacensis
Ulmer, 1940
The Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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Binomial name
Petaurus biacensis
Ulmer, 1940
The Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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P. norfolcensis
Binomial name
Petaurus norfolcensis
(Kerr, 1792)
The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a flying possum of the marsupial family Petauridae.
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Binomial name
Petaurus norfolcensis
(Kerr, 1792)
The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a flying possum of the marsupial family Petauridae.
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Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.
In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.
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Marsupialia
Illiger, 1811
Orders
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Illiger, 1811
Orders
- Didelphimorphia
- Paucituberculata
- Microbiotheria
- Dasyuromorphia
- Peramelemorphia
- Notoryctemorphia
- Diprotodontia
- Sparassodonta (extinct)
- Yalkaparidontia (extinct)
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P. breviceps
Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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Binomial name
Petaurus breviceps
Waterhouse, 1839
Sugar Glider natural range:
Red: P. b.
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P. norfolcensis
Binomial name
Petaurus norfolcensis
(Kerr, 1792)
The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a flying possum of the marsupial family Petauridae.
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Binomial name
Petaurus norfolcensis
(Kerr, 1792)
The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a flying possum of the marsupial family Petauridae.
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P. gracilis
Binomial name
Petaurus gracilis
(de Vis, 1883)
The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) is a highly endangered possum.
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Binomial name
Petaurus gracilis
(de Vis, 1883)
The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) is a highly endangered possum.
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P. abidi
Binomial name
Petaurus abidi
Ziegler, 1981
The Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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Binomial name
Petaurus abidi
Ziegler, 1981
The Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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P. australis
Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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Binomial name
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider
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P. biacensis
Binomial name
Petaurus biacensis
Ulmer, 1940
The Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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Binomial name
Petaurus biacensis
Ulmer, 1940
The Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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nocturnality describes sleeping during the daytime and being active at night - the opposite of the diurnal human lifestyle, and that of those animals with which we are most familiar. The intermediate crepuscular schedule (twilight activity) is also common.
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