page_title: Feathertail glider
hierarchical_section_title: Feathertail glider
caption_attribution_description: Acrobates pygmaeus Feathertail glider rescued from a bucket
context_page_description: The feathertail glider, also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding mammal and is named for its long feather-shaped tail.
  A second species, the broad-toed feathertail glider is recognised by some authors based on unpublished genetic studies and cryptic morphological differences in toe and tail characteristics.
context_section_description: The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding mammal and is named for its long feather-shaped tail.
  A second species, the broad-toed feathertail glider (Acrobates frontalis) is recognised by some authors  based on unpublished genetic studies and cryptic morphological differences in toe and tail characteristics.
caption: Acrobates pygmaeus
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