Gliding possum

There are many different types of gliding possum, sometimes referred to as volplane possum, flying phalangers, or simply as gliders:

Australian gliders
 * Feathertail glider or pygmy gliding possum, Acrobates pygmaeus
 * Greater glider, Petauroides volans
 * Mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis
 * Squirrel glider, Petaurus norfolcensis
 * Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps
 * Yellow-bellied glider or fluffy glider, Petaurus australis

New Guinea gliders
 * Biak glider, Petaurus biacensis
 * Northern glider, Petaurus abidi

A characteristic of all species of marsupial gliders is the partially fused (syndactylous) second and third digits on the hind feet. They achieve gliding flight by use of membranes called patagia.