The Sugar Glider is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) marsupial that lives in forests and rainforests 
of mainland Australia,Tasmania,New Guinea and some nearby islands. 
These social, territorial mammals live in small groups. 
During the day they rest in hollow trees, in nests that are lined with leaves. 
This large-eyed mammal is nocturnal; it is most active at night. 
 
The sugar glider has two thin, wing-like flaps of skin that span from the fifth finger to the 
first toe on each side of the body.
The membrane allows this small animal to glide long distances through the air, from tree to tree. 
Using its powerful hind legs, the sugar glider can launch itself from tall trees and glide over 165 ft (50 m). 
The long tail helps steer and stabilize the animal during flight. 
The sugar glider lands on a tree, landing on all four legs. 

The sugar glider is about 8 inches (20 cm) long, plus a tail about the same length.
Adults weigh from 4 to 5.7 ounces (120-160 g). 
The coat is blue-gray with a dark stripe running along the back. 
The belly is pale-gray to cream-colored. 
The female sugar glider has a pouch in which her young (often twins) develop and eat (for about 70 days). 
The young don't leave the nest until they are 4 or 5 months old then move to new areas at around 7-10 months.

The sugar glider is an omnivore (eating plants and animals). 
It licks sweet gum from the acacia tree, sweet sap from eucalyptus trees, nectar and some small invertebrates 
(like insects, larvae, and spiders). 

The sugar glider is eaten by owls, kookaburras, cats, goannas and snakes. 

Of all the glider family, the Sugar Glider is the most common.