Differences for “ Classification ”

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Here is a list of traits from least to most specific regarding sugargliders.
  
Kingdom //Animalia//
  * Has cellular characteristics such as DNA inside a nucleus
  * Eats by ingestion and heterotrophic
  * Has Muscular tissues, nervous system, and multiple tissue layers
  * Has symmetry and regulatory genes
  * Reproduces sexually
  
Subkingdom //Metazoa//
  * Utilizes an extracellular matrix or ECM 
  
Phylum //Chordata// (Some traits in Chordata are only prenatal)
  * Has gill-like structures called pharyngeal slits
  * Has a dorsal nerve cord
  * Has a notochord
  * Has a post-anal tail
  
Class //Mammalia//
  * Body Produces hair covers the body
  * Lungs are used to breathe Has Mammary Glands
  * Newborns ingest milk from the mother ( with a few exceptions ) Endothermic
  * Warm-blooded Four-Chambered Heart
  * Synapsids
  
SubClass //Theria//
  * Offspring do not hatch from eggs 
  
InfraClass //Metatheria//
  * Offspring are not born with a true placenta, it is less developed
  * Offspring are not well developed at birth
  * Offspring are born into a marsupium (a pouch inside the belly of the mother)
  * Bifid reproductive organs
  * More teeth are present than in placental animals 
  
Order //Marsupialia//
  * 280 species where traits are not completely agreed upon among experts Give
birth to relatively undeveloped young
  * Have a pouch containing multiple nipples to sustain young
  * Lack ossified patellae [with few exceptions]
  
Family //Petauridae//
  * Have obvious facial markings
  * A well-defined dorsal stripe
  * Very large lower front incisors
  * Four-cusped molars
  
  
  
Genus //Petaurus//
  * Arboreal ( live in trees )
  * Most all are nocturnal 
  * Omnivores or more precisely Exudativores
  * Patagium
  * Most are native to Australia and surrounding lands
  * Specific characteristics in genetic material and blood composition 
  
Genus //Petaurus//
  * Other species: Breviceps, Norfolcensis, Abidi, Gracilis, Biancensis and 
Australis 
  
Species //Breviceps//
  * The sugar glider. glider or Petaurus breviceps meaning "short-headed
rope-dancer".
  * Lives in groups.
  * Seasonally adapted omnivores who are exudativores the majority of the year
but are opportunistic feeders that can also be carnivorous and insectivorous.
  * Along with the Leadbeater's Possum, the Sugar Glider is the largest
marsupial able to enter torpor daily in the wild.
  
Subspecies
  * //breviceps// (Waterhouse, 1839) Victoria, South Aus, NSW?, Qld & 
Tasmania (red), Australia
  * //longicaudatus// (Longman, 1924) Queensland, Australia
  * //ariel// (Gould, 1842) Northern Territory to WA, Australia
  * //flavidus// (Tate & Archbold, 1935) Southern New Guinea, Island of 
NewGuinea
  * //papuanus// (Thomas, 1888) Northern New Guinea, Island of NewGuinea
  * //tafa// (Tate & Archbold, 1935) Owen Stanley Range, Island of NewGuinea
  * //biacensis// (Ulmer, 1940) Biak Island, Indonesia
  
  
  
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