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Here is a list of traits from least specific to most specific regarding sugargliders.

Kingdom Animalia

• Has cellular characteristics such as DNA inside a nucleus

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 tail

Class Mammalia

• Body hair covers the body
• Lungs are used to breathe
• Newborns ingest milk from the mother ( with a few exceptions )
• Warm-blooded

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

Family Petauridae

• Arboreal ( live in trees )
• 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.

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