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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.
The fate of many other at-risk species — including the southern bog turtle, Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, and the Carolina northern flying squirrel — remains unclear after Helene, as ...
Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus (Carolina northern flying squirrel, G. s. coloratus E) Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; Groundhog, Marmota monax; Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus; Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus; Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum; Southern red-backed vole Myodes gapperi; Woodland jumping mouse ...
Carolina northern flying squirrel: Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus: Sciuridae: Endangered State endangered Critically imperiled (S1) Virginia northern flying squirrel: Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus: Sciuridae: Critically imperiled (S1) Southern flying squirrel: Glaucomys volans: Sciuridae: Secure (S5) Woodchuck: Marmota monax: Sciuridae: Secure (S5 ...
Bristling with red spruces and Fraser firs, the forest is home to several rare and threatened species, including the Carolina northern flying squirrel and the spruce-fir moss spider.
The fate of many other at-risk species − including the southern bog turtle, Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander and the Carolina northern flying squirrel − remains unclear as experts struggle ...
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, G. sabrinus [n 3] LC (Carolina northern flying squirrel G. s. coloratus, Virginia northern flying squirrel G. s. fuscus: E)