New World flying squirrel
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The three species of New World flying squirrels, in the genus Glaucomys, are the only species of flying squirrel found in North America. They are distributed from Alaska to Honduras. They are similar
Southern Flying Squirrel, Madison, Connecticut, United States imported from i Naturalist photo 8742310
Glaucomys oregonensis 2
Glaucomys sabrinus 248041894
Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans, Arlington, Virginia, December 22, 2020
Southern flying squirrel
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The southern flying squirrel, sometimes called the assapan, is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae. G. volans is one of three species of flying squirrels found in North America. It is found
New World flying squirrel
…size and ventral pelage. Northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus are larger and have belly hair that is dark at the base and white at the tip. Southern flying squirrels, Glaucomys volans, are smaller and have belly hairs that are completely white. Humboldt's flying squirrel is more difficult to distinguish from the…
Flying squirrel in flight
2-day old baby, in Tennessee, USA
The styliform cartilage attached to the wrist supports the gliding membrane. Skeleton at the NMNH.