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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.
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.
Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus [n 4] LC (Carolina northern flying squirrel G. s. coloratus and Virginia northern flying squirrel G. s. fuscus: E) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis NE; Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans [n 4] LC
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).
The Japanese flying squirrel is a tiny, nocturnal creature that looks like something out of a fairytale. With its big, round eyes and soft, fluffy fur, this squirrel is irresistibly cute.
As its name suggests, its fur is predominantly reddish brown, but there is a naturally occurring gray morph known as the "silver" fox. The red fox is by far the most widespread and abundant species of fox , found in almost every single habitat in the Northern Hemisphere, from the coastal marshes of United States, to the alpine tundras of ...
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) LC; Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) LC; Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) LC; Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) LC; American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) LC; Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) LC; Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) LC
Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus (CDFW special concern) Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (introduced, harvest)