Sugar Glider

1. Annette Romo
Period 1
Computer apps 1

2.  Scientific Name
 Range
 Diet
 Physical description, size, weight, length etc.
 Breeding info: Eggs, Live young, number of young etc.
 Special Behaviors or unique anatomical features
 Weird Info
 Video, sound file, or graph of animal
 Conclusion

3. Scientific Name
 Petaurus
Breviceps

4. Range
 Northern
island
Australia
Indonesia
Shelter in tree
hollows

5. Diet
 Eat big variety of
foods
 The name doesn’t
necessarily means it
eats all sugar
 Many insects make
up a large portion of
its diet

Omnivore/Insectivo
re
 Acacia gum and
eucalyptus sap is a
large portion of its
diet when season

6. Physical
description, size, weig
ht, length etc.
Squirrel like
bodies
Thick soft fur
Males have a
bald spot
Tail is usually
24-30 cm

7. Breeding info:
Eggs, Live
young, number of
young etc.
Will breed once
or twice a year.
Joey’s will crawl
into the mother’s
pouch for full
development
While Joey is
inside the
Mother’s
pouch, it can still.

8. Special Behaviors or
unique anatomical
features
Nocturnal
Awake around
dusk
Usually bond
with one person
White gloves
scare them

9. Weird Info
 Need at least
75% of fruits and
vegetables in
there diet
 Mother sugar
gliders hold their
babies up to 10
weeks
 Can smell with
their tongues

10.  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/p
layer/kids/animals-pets-kids/mammals-
kids/sugar-glider-kids.html

11. Conclusion
Thank you for
watching my
presentation!
I learned a lot
about the sugar
glider.
THE END