As my son and I were reading in our mammals book tonight we learned about a group of animals called "Marsupial gliders" of which there are three types: Sugar, pygmy and greater. My son asked "are they like flying squirrels mom?" We looked up all three before he settled to bed and we both though the faces of the greater were funny looking with their big ears so.. Let's learn about the Greater glider.
The greater glider, like other marsupials (barring the opossum) lives in Australia. They are the largest of the marsupial gliders...they can be up to 1 metre long, and of all the gliders are the most varied in their colour. Their colour can range from white to sooty grey, the northern greater gliders have brown with a tan belly.
The greater glider (also known as the greater gliding possum) is restricted to eastern portion of Australia.
The greater glider (also known as the greater gliding possum) is restricted to eastern portion of Australia.
A marsupial is an animal that carries it's young in a pouch, they live primarily in Australia. They can also be found in North and South America. They range from small four-footed forms like the marsupial mole to the large two-legged kangaroos.
The greater marsupial glider is classified differently than the rest of gliders being more closely linked with the ring-tailed possum.
It is a folivore, dining predominately on the leaves of the eucalyptus trees. It prefers to be live in old growth forests where it can hide among the leaves. Their scientific name is Petauroides volans. To learn more about the Greater Glider, please download the document below.
It is a folivore, dining predominately on the leaves of the eucalyptus trees. It prefers to be live in old growth forests where it can hide among the leaves. Their scientific name is Petauroides volans. To learn more about the Greater Glider, please download the document below.
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