Petaurinae

• Petaurus
• Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps

  

  A marsupial that glides between trees in eastern Australian forests.

• Ebony Glider Petaurus gracilis

  

  The mahogany glider is a marsupial that glides through woodlands in northern Queensland. Its buff-to-apricot belly and dark stripe from the head toward the rump are distinctive.

• Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis

  

  Its back is gray-brown, its belly yellow-orange, and a gliding membrane stretches between its limbs. In eastern Australian eucalypt forests, it feeds on nectar and sap and glides at night.

• Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis

  

  The squirrel glider is a marsupial of eastern Australian forests. It travels between trees using its gliding membrane and is active at night.