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It is closely allied with the sugar glider (P. breviceps), with which it was long taxonomically confused.A 2020 study partially clarified the taxonomy of the sugar glider and split it into three species: the savanna glider (P. ariel), the sugar glider (P. breviceps sensu stricto) and Krefft's glider (P. notatus).
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum.The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. [8]
The genus Petaurus (/ p ə. t ɔː ˈ r ə s /) contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal possums native to Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands. There are eight species: the sugar glider , savanna glider , Krefft's glider , squirrel glider , mahogany glider , northern glider , yellow-bellied glider and ...
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