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Flying squirrel in flight. Southern flying squirrels have grey-brown fur on top with darker flanks and are a cream colored underneath. They have large dark eyes and flattened tails. They have a furry membrane called a patagium that extends from the front to the rear legs and is used to glide through the air. Total length (including tail) is 21 ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service temporarily put the West Virginia northern flying squirrel back under protection on June 6, 2011 in response to a court order. On appeal, the delisting was reinstated in March 2013. [6] G. s. californicus, the San Bernardino flying squirrel, is found in the San Bernardino National Forest in California. [7]
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
Eastern gray squirrel. Sciurus carolinensis: Common Statewide Fox squirrel: Sciurus niger: Uncommon Southern and western American red squirrel: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus: Common Statewide Northern flying squirrel: Glaucomys sabrinus: Rare Northern Southern flying squirrel: Glaucomys volans: Common Statewide
Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana; Armadillos: Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus; Rodents: North American beaver, Castor canadensis reintroduced [2] Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus (Carolina northern flying squirrel, G. s. coloratus E) Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; Groundhog, Marmota monax
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Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species. [2] [3] Species include: Particolored flying squirrel - H. alboniger (Hodgson, 1836) Bartel's flying squirrel - H. bartelsi Chasen, 1939; Hainan flying squirrel - H. electilis (Allen, 1925) Palawan flying squirrel - H. nigripes (Thomas, 1893) Indochinese flying squirrel - H ...