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Flying squirrel in flight. Southern flying squirrels have grey-brown fur on top with darker flanks and are a cream color underneath. They have large dark eyes and flattened tails. They have a furry membrane called a patagium that extends between the front and rear legs and is used to glide through the air. Total length (including tail) is 21 ...
Family Sciuridae: squirrels: Southern flying squirrel. Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) common; statewide except Keys and possibly southwest peninsula [185] Groundhog. Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) rare [186] [187] Mexican gray squirrel. Sciurus aureogaster F. Cuvier, 1829 introduced; established on Elliott Key [188] Eastern gray squirrel ...
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 most common types of squirrels that come indoors in the Southeast include the gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), says Mengak. While gray ...
The southern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger niger) is a close relative of the gray squirrel, which is one of the most common squirrel species in the country, and is considered to be the most variably ...
Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii; ... Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; Genus: Ictidomys. Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, ...
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 ...
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) Groundhog (Marmota monax) Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Soricidae. Northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) Southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) Least shrew ...