About Sugar Gliders

By Lauren

Description

• Sharp nails

• Large eyes

• Sleep in day

• Marsupials

• Mammal

• Look like squirrels

• Most like kangaroos

• Predators cats, dogs, and owls

• One foot long

HABITAT

• Australia New Zealand, Tasmania

• Papua New Guinea

• Nest out of leaves, tree, warm

• Indonesia

Food

• Tree sap from gum tree

• Bugs

• Insectivore and herbivore

Fun Facts

• Glide more than 150 feet

• Can be a pet

• Hang upside-down to get leaves for nest

• Nocturnal

• Can hear small prey

• In pouch for safety