Sugar glider
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The sugar glider 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
Petaurus breviceps Cayley
This male's forehead bald spot is a scent gland. The eyes are adapted for night vision and the ears swivel.
Sugar gliders' hind feet are adapted to firmly grasp surfaces such as this rock wall
1863 illustration by John Gould
Flying squirrel
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Flying squirrels are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Despite their name, they are not in fact capable of full flight in the same way as birds or bats, but they are able to
Sugar glider
…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. They have very similar habits and appearance to the flying squirrel, despite not being closely related—an example of convergent evolution. The scientific…
Glaucomys sabrinus 248041903
A northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) gliding
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) skeleton at the NMNH. The styliform cartilage attached to the wrist supports the wing membrane.
A southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) gliding