Sarah Ohlstrom The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference for sugary nectarous foods and ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.[5] Due to convergent evolution, they have very similar appearance and habits to the flying squirrel, but are not closely related.[6] The scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, translates from Latin as short-headed rope-dancer, a reference to their canopy acrobatics.[7]
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:24:25 +0000
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