Are there different types of a sugar glider?

Answer 1

Sugar Gliders have 7 sub-species. This includes Petaurus Breviceps Breviceps, Petaurus Breviceps Longicaudatus, Petaurus Breviceps Ariel, Petaurus Breviceps Papuanus, Petaurus Breviceps Tafa, Petaurus Breviceps Flavidus, and Petaurus Breviceps Biacensis.

Answer 2

There are six different species of glider in Australia, and the sugar glider is just one of them. There are not different types of sugar glider, however.

Glider species include:

• Sugar glider
• Feathertail glider
• Squirrel glider
• Greater glider
• Mahogany glider
• Yellow-bellied glider

Since sugar gliders have become exotic pets for people overseas (not their native home of Australia, where they are fortunately protected and therefore may not be kept as pets), breeders have begun classing them by colour, including lecustic, ringtail, white tipped, albino, black beauty and white faced blonde. These are not species, however.

Answer 3

The closest relatives of the sugar glider are the other gliders. They include:

• mahogany glider
• feathertail glider
• lesser glider
• greater glider
• squirrel glider

Gliders are members of the possum family, so any possums are also relatives. These may include the Common brushtail possum, Ringtail possum, Leadbeater's possum, Honey possum and Pygmy possum, just to begin with.