Sugar Glider
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The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small marsupial originally native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania.
[change] As pets
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Male sugar glider on a table
Around the world, the sugar glider is a popular domestic pet. It is one of the most commonly traded wild animals in the illegal pet trade, where animals are plucked directly from their natural habitats.[3]
In Australia, sugar gliders can be kept in Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory but not Western Australia, New South Wales, ACT or Tasmania.[4]
Sugar gliders are most popular as pets in the United States, where they are bred in large numbers. Most states and cities allow sugar gliders as pets, with some exceptions.
[change] References
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- ↑ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 55. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ↑ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Petaurus breviceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- ↑ "Insider the Exotic Pet Trade: Fatal Attractions". discovery.com. http://animal.discovery.com/tv/fatal-attractions/exotic-pet-trade-overview.html. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ↑ Dixie Sugar Gliders [1]
