Biak glider
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| Species: | P. biacensis
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| Petaurus biacensis Ulmer, 1940
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The Biak glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is endemic to the Schouten Islands in the western region of Papua Province, Indonesia. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Petaurus breviceps (sugar glider)[2]
Distribution
Biak, Supiori and Pulau Owi isles.[3]
Appearance
The Biak glider ranges in length from 130-150 millimeters and weighs between 79 and 100 grams.[4]
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008
- ^ Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World: Taxonomic Browser : Petaurus biacensis; Smithsonian Institution
- ^ Qual, Adrian Di. "Gliders @ UNSW - Biology and Conservation." Gliders @ UNSW - Biology and Conservation. The University of New South Wales, 15 Dec. 2008.
External links
- Taxonomic status MSW - Current as of November 16, 2005 - Retrieved 07:58, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
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