Sugar gliders are named for their love of sweet foods, such as nectar and sap, but in Tasmania, they’re out here eating birds ...

The sugar glider is an icon of the Australian bush. But discovering it’s actually three distinct species has big consequences for its conservation.

When considered as one species, sugar gliders were widespread, abundant and officially classified as “least concern”. The distinction of these three species has resulted in a substantially smaller ...

Many people think they are just a larger relative of the better-known sugar glider. That’s a pity because, besides being adorable, Gracanin told IFLScience that the gliders are an excellent flagship ...

The discovery of two new Australian glider species is a boon for biodiversity yet presents a serious challenge for conservation. "Its super long fluffy tail gave it away "The first time I saw one ...

Before you consider a sugar glider as a pet, prospective owners should know that captive sugar gliders can live up to a decade, if not longer — meaning owners must be prepared for a long-term ...

Genetic evidence supports three previously described species of greater glider, Petauroides volans, P. minor, and P. armillatus. Scientific Reports , 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76364-z ...

Sugar gliders, small marsupials that in some places are kept as pets, have the ability to glide through the air thanks to a membrane connecting their forelegs to their hindlegs.The membrane, known ...

A sugar glider is a tree-dwelling, tropical marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea and related not too distantly to our marsupial opossums. Meet Marge, a European hedgehog ...

Colleen Penton, owner of Suggieland in Huntsville, loves sugar gliders to the point that she now owns eight adults and a joey, a baby sugar glider. She sells about three to five per year with ...

Colleen Penton, owner of Suggieland in Huntsville, loves sugar gliders to the point that she now owns eight adults and a joey, a baby sugar glider. She sells about three to five per year with ...