The sugar glider (mì dài wú) is a marsupial (marsupial warm-blooded animals like kangaroos and wallabies) native to New Guinea and South Australia, most of the time in Lives on trees and licks nectar. Gliders have gliding membranes on both sides of their bodies, extending from hand joints to ankles, which help them glide through trees. Now they are kept as pets because they are cute, sticky, and portable. They are called Xiaomi and are popular all over the world. Aliases: Little Flying Squirrel.

Honey Glider

1. Appearance

The body temperature of the glider is low, about 32 degrees Celsius. The body length is 12-13 cm, and the tail length is 15-48 cm. Male Honey Bag Flying Squirrel110 - 160g. Female honey bag flying squirrel 100-140g. Newborn honey bag flying squirrel weight: 0.19g.

The honey glider has a fluffy blue-grey coat, thin, pointed ears, large, round eyes, a light and petite body, a cream-colored belly, and a distinctive dark spot running through its back. In the wild, the sugar glider is almost integrated into its natural environment such as leaves and branches, and is difficult to discern with the naked eye.

The male glider's scrotum is located in the center of the lower abdomen, and there are secretory glands on the prothorax and top of the head to mark its sphere of influence. The midline of the female glider's abdomen has a pouch opening parallel to the body.

2. Habits

1. Activities

Like flying gliders, the honey glider develops a skin film between the hands and feet, so that the honey glider can grow in the treetops For long-distance flight, the honey glider will first look into the distance with its eyes when flying, and smell its smell. It will fly after making a preparatory action. When it is not flying, the skin film will shrink, and the shrinked skin film will hang next to the body. . The honey glider has slender fingers and sharp nails, which are good for climbing. As an arboreal animal, the sugar glider glides from one tall branch to another with a vigorous kick on its powerful hind legs. The long tail helps the glider orient and stabilize its body before landing on its limbs. Gliders are tiny marsupials, measuring just 8 inches (20 centimeters) from head to toe, and 16 inches (40 centimeters) if you include their long tail. Adults weigh about 4 to 5.7 ounces (120 to 160 grams). Active in trees most of the time. Gliders are nocturnal animals, active at night and sleeping during the day. Gliders are gregarious animals, typical members of the group, including one highest-status male, two second-ranked males, and four mature females. As long as food is plentiful and family members live in peace, the group may number as many as 12. When raising honey gliders in captivity as pets, at least one pair should be kept. Sugar gliders that lack companions may self-mutilate because of boredom. It looks lovable, the honey glider is easy to be tamed, it likes to be close to people, and people who have raised it can't put it down.

2. Diet

The honey glider is an omnivorous animal, and its food intake is more focused on protein food and loves sweets. Wild honey gliders like to eat all kinds of insects, especially when they are breeding, the intake of protein food is more than 50%. In addition to insects, they also like to eat fruits and tree honey.

III. Population distribution

Australia, New Guinea, South Australia and the forests and rainforests of the Bismarck Islands.

After having a certain understanding of the honey glider, the conservation can be more scientific.