Petaurus

Jessica Hockett Dr. Kleber BIO 111 2 May, 2017 Sugar Gliders In the terms of Biology, all species has what is known as Taxonomic Classifications. At the top of the list, we have domains. There are three types of domains; they are Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea. The Sugar Glider is a Eukarya. This means that the organisms have cells that contain a nucleus. The kingdom of the Sugar Glider is known as Animalia, because it is an animal. It belongs to the Chordata phylum, and its class is known as Mammalia. The order of this mammal is known as Diprotodontia, which is Greek and when translated means two-front teeth. The family is called Petauridae because it is a winged glider (SeaWorld 2017). The genus is called Petaurus, which is also known as…

Sugar gliders phylum is Petaurus, and their scientific name is Petaurus Breviceps. They are omnivores, and don’t have any population problems, they have a stable population. Some of their characteristics they have and their needs are that that they are very loving, and get their name from eating sweet foods. They get along with house pets like dogs. They usually need big cages and need at least another sugar glider with. They live in the wild or forest in Northern and/or Eastern mainland…