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The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. [2] [3] They are found in coniferous and mixed coniferous forests across much of Canada, from Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to the mountains of North Carolina and west to Utah in the United States.
Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and relative abundance. [1] ... Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, forests, occasional;
Flying squirrels (scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae.Despite their name, they are not in fact capable of full flight in the same way as birds or bats, but they are able to glide from one tree to another with the aid of a patagium, a furred skin membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle.
The common name for each species is followed by its binomial name. ... Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, ...
Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying squirrel. Distribution: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, western and central Massachusetts, and northwestern Connecticut. Subspecies: Glaucomys sabrinus macrotis according to Hall (1981) and Thorrington and Hoffman (2005).
Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel: Sciurus niger cinereus: U.S. (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern PA) E Mount Graham red squirrel: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis: U.S. (AZ) E Northern Idaho ground squirrel: Spermophilus brunneus brunneus: U.S. (ID) T Virginia northern flying squirrel: Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus: U.S. (VA, WV) E Barbary stag
Eupetaurus cinereus - Western woolly flying squirrel; Eupetaurus nivamons - Yunnan woolly flying squirrel; Eupetaurus tibetensis - Tibetan woolly flying squirrel; Genus Glaucomys. Glaucomys oregonensis - Humboldt's flying squirrel; Glaucomys sabrinus - northern flying squirrel; Glaucomys volans - southern flying squirrel; Genus Hylopetes
Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) — present in just a few areas in northern Connecticut; usually old-growth forests [3] Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) — common where there are nut trees and available nesting cavities, often near streams and wetlands [3] Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) — common in woods [3]