Turns Out, These Adorable Australian Greater Gliders That Can Glide Up To 100 Meters Are Actually 3 Different Species

It might be hard to believe, but the year 2020 has brought some great things too. Let’s take this adorable creature that you can see in the photos below as an example.

"This year Australia experienced a bushfire season of unprecedented severity, resulting in widespread habitat loss and mortality. As a result, there's been an increased focus on understanding genetic diversity and structure of species to protect resilience in the face of climate change," said Dr. Kara Youngentob, a co-author from Australian National University. "Australia's biodiversity just got a lot richer". "The division of the greater glider into multiple species reduces the previous widespread distribution of the original species, further increasing conservation concern for that animal and highlighting the lack of information about the other greater glider species," Dr. Kara Youngentob added, as reported by the Australian National University.