Editing Feathertail glider (section)

{{Short description|Species of mammal (Acrobates pygmaeus; marsupial)}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Feathertail glider<ref name="msw3">{{MSW3 Groves|pages=56}}</ref>
| image = Acrobates neuneu.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dickman, C. |author2=McKenzie, N. |author3=Menkhorst, P. |name-list-style=amp |year=2016 |title=''Acrobates pygmaeus'' |page=e.T40584A21963834 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40584A21963834.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Acrobates
| parent_authority = [[Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest|Desmarest]], 1818
| species = pygmaeus
| authority = ([[George Shaw (biologist)|Shaw]], 1793)
| range_map = Feathertail Glider IUCN Range.png
| range_map_caption = Distribution of the feathertail glider
}}
[[File:Acrobates pygmaeus 2.jpg|thumb|''Acrobates pygmaeus'']]

The '''feathertail glider''' ('''''Acrobates pygmaeus'''''), also known as the '''pygmy gliding possum''', '''pygmy glider''', '''pygmy phalanger''', '''flying phalanger''' and '''flying mouse''',<ref>{{cite mdd| title = ''Acrobates pygmaeus'' (G. Shaw, 1794) | id=1000332 | access-date = 2007-02-16}}</ref> 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 (Dromicia) frontalis'', De Vis 1887) is recognised by some authors<ref name="Harris2015" /> based on unpublished genetic studies and cryptic morphological differences in toe and tail characteristics. With this recognition, it is suggested that ''Acrobates pygmaeus'' takes the common name '''narrow-toed feathertail glider'''.