Their bodies grow to about five to six inches long. Sugar gliders are marsupials. A marsupial has a pouch. It has bulgy brown eyes. Male sugar gliders develop bald spots on the base of their heads.
Sugar gliders are nocturnal animals.
Nocturnal means night animals. The tail helps it balance when it flies. They live in colonies of six to ten gliders. They are similar to flying squirrels. Sugar gliders spend their lives in trees.