One types of the furry flyer was currently recognized, yet it was presumed the gliders simply had different characteristics depending upon their environment.

The possum-sized marsupial that stays in trees during the day prior to soaring as high as 300-feet in the air in the evening looking for eucalyptus leaves varies in size, getting smaller the further north they live. The southern species is the largest, and very little is know of the other 2 at this point.

Pictured listed below: The northern types (top left) of greater glider, main types (base left), and the southern species (right).

The gliders were already thought about vulnerable on the nationwide list of at-risk wild animals, and conservation has come to be much more immediate and also tough with the exploration of 3 different species to protect.

“Yet the department of the greater glider into several species decreases the previous widespread distribution of the initial types, even more increasing preservation concern for that animal and highlighting the lack of information about the various other higher glider species,” Dr. Youngentob stated.

On the other hand, “Australia’s biodiversity simply got a lot richer. It’s not daily that new creatures are verified, not to mention 2 brand-new mammals.” stated James Cook University Professor Andrew Krockenberger.

The Greater Glider. *Adorable*! 😊😘

I rush to learn more and find out they’re “capable of gliding 100 metres through the air, but barely able to put one foot in front of the other on land”…and they’re nearly extinct. 😑 Dammit. #HumansKillEverythingIncludingThemselves pic.twitter.com/1nJGLXWZjm

— Nnedi Okorafor, PhD (@Nnedi) November 8, 2020

“When you do see them, they’re like a big fluffy animal that’s like a great big cat…but this one can fly. Fortunately, they’re vegetarians.” https://t.co/gwbgPeqepT

— Molly Lambert 🦔 (@mollylambert) November 8, 2020

😯 TWO new species of greater glider have been discovered!

These incredible creatures are listed as threatened in Victoria, yet their habitat is STILL being destroyed by government-owned loggers VicForests 😡 https://t.co/WTZ12iUxqk

— Environment Victoria (@EnviroVic) November 6, 2020

New trash animal just dropped. I better see some Greater glider fursonas soon 😩https://t.co/crt9BBJayW

— Rina The Shark (@RinaTheShark) November 8, 2020