Sugar+Glider

**Sugar Glider**

 * Kingdom: Animals**
 * Phylum: Phalangerdia**
 * Class: Mammalia**
 * Order: Piprotodontia**
 * Family: Petauridae**
 * Genus: Peauridae**
 * Species: Breuiceps**

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General Charactoristics of the family Petauridae There are ten species of small marsupilas in this family. Most of these animals are found in the forests of Australia and New Guinea. These creatures have long furry prehensive tails. Some of these creatures have a thin membrane of the skin that runs from the front feet to the rear feet which helps them glide from tree to tree. Here are some examples of thhe members of this family...... the Striped Posum, the Northern Glider, the Great Tailed Triock, and the Squerral Glider.

Information About This Animal Tis animal moves by gliding. The metabolism of this animal is that it eats insects, sap from the trees that they glide to, and gum from Eucalypts and Acasis. They eat by using their front feet and slowly move the food into their small mouths and chew, then digest it. This creature can way up to 120-135 grams, and can get as big as 10-14 inches long, with a tail 6-8 inches long. This animal matures in a few months after born. This animal gets very scared when in its enviorment. When this animal is outside he/her is very aware to its surroundings, and has a very quick response to outdoor sounds, movement, and danger. This animal takes about 10-12 weeks with its babies in its stomach. It can hold up to two babies at a time because its stomach is so small. The female and males are different because the mother watches the babies why the father gets the food for its family. They both have the same body language, movement, color, and the same shape.