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What are the characteristics of the honey glider?

2021-07-31 / 388 Read

The honey glider is a marsupial (warm-blooded marsupials like kangaroos and wallabies) that are cute, sticky, and portable. Known as Xiaomi, it is popular all over the world. So many people keep it, so what are its morphological characteristics?

What

Honeybag Glider

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 - 160 g. Female honey bag flying squirrel 100- 140g. Newborn baby flying squirrel weight: 0.19 g.

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.