| Biak glider[1] | |
|---|---|
) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Genus: | Petaurus |
| Species: | P. biacensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaurus biacensis Ulmer, 1940[3] | |
) | |
| range | |
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]
The Biak glider ranges in length from 130–150 mm (5.1–5.9 in) and in weight from 79–100 g (2.8–3.5 oz).[4]
Distribution
Biak, Supiori and Owi isles.[5]
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 Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Salas, L.; Dickman, C. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Petaurus biacensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Ulmer Jr., Frederick A. (1940). "Zoological results of the Denison-Crockett South Pacific expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1937–38. Part VI. A new race of the New Guinea short-headed Flying Phalanger from Biak Island". Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. 52: 1–3. ISBN 9781604830514.
- ^ Di Qual, Adrian (15 December 2008). "Gliders @ UNSW - Biology and Conservation". The University of New South Wales.
- ^ Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World: Taxonomic Browser : Petaurus biacensis Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; Smithsonian Institution
External links
- Taxonomic status MSW - Current as of November 16, 2005 - Retrieved 07:58, 19 October 2012 (UTC)