There are many different types of gliding possum, sometimes referred to as volplane possum, flying phalangers, or simply as gliders:
Australian gliders
Feathertail glider or pygmy gliding possum, Acrobates pygmaeus
Greater glider, Petauroides volans
Mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis
Squirrel glider, Petaurus norfolcensis
Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps
Yellow-bellied glider or fluffy glider, Petaurus australis
New Guinea gliders
Biak glider, Petaurus biacensis
Northern glider, Petaurus abidi
A characteristic of all species of marsupial gliders is the partially fused (syndactylous) second and third digits on the hind feet.[1][2] They achieve gliding flight by use of membranes called patagia.
^Sugar Gliders: Everything about Purchase, Nutrition, Behavior, and Breeding. 2008. Caroline Wightman.
^Gliders of Australia: A Natural History. 2002. David Lindenmayer
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