Feathertail Gliders eat mainly nectar and pollen from Banksia flowers. Their tongues have special fine hairs on the tips which help them collect nectar and pollen.
Feathertails do eat sap, as well as pollen and nectar from other plants. They also eat small arthropods such as lerps.
Feathertail Glider was created in 1793.
The Feathertail glider no longer appears on any coin. When Australia still had one cent coins, the feathertail glider appeared on this coin. This coin was phased out in 1992.
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The smallest animal in the order Petaurus, which is an order in the possum family, is the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps). It is not the smallest glider: that honour goes to the Feathertail glider, but the Feathertail is in the order Diprotodontia.
"Pygmy glider" is another name for the smallest species of glider, the Feathertail Glider. Like all gliders, it belongs to the possum family (which is different from the 'opossum' family), and so it is a marsupial.
In 2010, the conservation status of the feathertail glider is Least concern.
Feathertail Gliders eat mainly nectar and pollen from Banksia flowers. Their tongues have special fine hairs on the tips which help them collect nectar and pollen.Feathertails do eat sap, as well as pollen and nectar from other plants. They also eat small arthropods such as lerps.
Feathertail gliders are native to Australia. For this reason, they are not domesticated, as Australia's native wildlife is generally not domesticated.
The pygmy glider does not appear on any coin. When Australia still had one cent coins, the feathertail glider appeared on this coin.
The Feathertail Glider is the world's smallest glider. It ranges from 65-80 mm in size, with a mass of just 10-14 grams. Its gliding range is up to 25 metres. The Feathertail Glider lives along Australia's eastern coast, from north Queensland to Victoria.
A feathertail glider usually carries up to 3 joeys in its pouch at a time. Four young can be born, but sadly, one usually dies before reaching maturity.
Numerous possum species live in Victoria, but the state is best known for its faunal emblem, the Leadbeater's possum.Other species include the Common Brushtail, Ringtail, Mountain Pygmy possum, Feathertail Glider, Greater Glider and Sugar Glider.