Hi,

I would like to share what I found today about Sugar Glider.
It's interesting to know that Sugar Glider's native
name in the island of Irian Jaya (Indonesia) is
Unundawe. I also found out that there are two species
of them (http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn/mammals.aspl)

Petauridae - Petaurinae

Petaurus biacensis

Author.......... : Ulmer, 1940 (P. papuanus biacensis).
Synonym......... : P. kohlsi.
Common Name..... : Biak glider.
Vernacular Name. : Manaf (Biak).
Distribution.... : Biak, Supiori and Owi.
Remarks......... : Endemic.

Petaurus breviceps

Author.......... : Waterhouse, 1838.
Synonym......... : P. papuanus.
Common Name..... : Sugar glider; Lesser flying possum.
Vernacular Name. : Oposum layang biasa; Tikus kelapa; Tupai; Panuk naway,
Unundawe (Dani).
Distribution.... : Bacan, Halmahera, Ternate, Gebe, Aru and Kai Islands,
Adi, Misool, Salawati, Irian Jaya, Yapen and Numfoor.
Ecology......... : 0-3000 m.

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