Their eyes are large and black. Their ears are large and hairless. Their hands have five fingers and four toes and a large claw less big toe on their feet. Two of their toes are fused together for grooming. Females have a pouch in the navel area.
Males have two scent glands, a bald spot on their head and another on their chest.
They also have a furred membrane that stretches from the wrists to the ankles. Sugar Gliders are nocturnal animals. In the wild they live in colonies of 12 or more.