Biak glider | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Petauridae |
Genus: | Petaurus |
Species: | P. biacensis |
Binomial name | |
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)
The Biak glider ranges in length from 130-150 millimeters and weighs between 79 and 100 grams.