North American Flying Squirrels

Northern flying squirrel | Southern flying squirrel

Amazon. Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald M. Nowak, sixth edition (2 volume set). I cite many pages from Walker's Mammals of the World Online, hosted by Johns Hopkins Press, an online version of the fifth edition. The book cited here is the sixth edition, available in a two volume set.

Northern flying squirrel (glaucomys sabrinus)

Wikipedia: Northern Flying Squirrel. Wikipedia is a sort of "open-source" encyclopedia, with excellent hyperlinks for vocabulary and concepts. See their Flying Squirrel page, with links to other species.

Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), by Peg Halloran, Ph.D who runs the Squirrel Almanac, full of interest bits of information. (Did you know squirrels are yellow color-blind?) The southern flying squirrel page sports an arresting photo of a baby squirrel, no bigger than a thumb, a distribution map, and some general info. See also her page on the Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans).

Northern Flying Squirrel page from the Canadian Wildlife Federation. It has a link to details on how to make a nesting box. There are two photographs too by Steve Patterson and Mark Bloome.

An article about the Northern Flying Squirrel from the Calgary's Weaselhead Society, with two photos and a general description. The squirrels pictured are members of the Calgary city park.

Animal Land online encyclopedia, with a small description of how the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Sabrinus) flies.

Wildlife: Flying squirrels take off at night by Scott Shalaway, Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Details on nocturnal habits. Apparently in Pennsylvania they're called "fairy diddles."

Endangered species page on the Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with detailed information on management and conservation, why are they are endangered.

"Populations are now restricted to isolated areas at high elevations, separated by vast areas of unsuitable habitat."

Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) , presenting initial masters research by Jennifer M. Maness. Includes data on the ecology and habitat of this endangered subspecies, and a clickable 3-D location maps for West Virginia. From Michael P. Strager's course on Spatial Analysis for Resource Management at West Virginia University.

Brief article about northern flying squirrels in Grey and Bruce Counties, written by Glaucomys.org for a Grey County Woodlot Association newsletter.

Animals of Missisagi Valley, Ontario. With a brief description of the flying squirrel.

"Close Encounters of the Squirrel Kind" by M.C. Kauffman for Stories In The News, Ketchikan, Alaska, about her interactions with the northern flying squirrel. There is a very nice Photo by Kathy Stack taken at night.

Flying squirrels: Glaucomys sabrinus by Randy Flament for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford magazine. Nature article on flying squirrels in Northern Pennsylvania, where the northern and southern flying squirrel ranges overlap.

New World Flying Squirrels (Genus Glaucomys) info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak.

Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

Wikipedia: Southern Flying Squirrel. Wikipedia is a sort of "open-source" encyclopedia, with excellent hyperlinks for vocabulary and concepts. See their Flying Squirrel page, with links to other species.

Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), by Peg Halloran, Ph.D who runs the Squirrel Almanac, full of interest bits of information. (Did you know squirrels are yellow color-blind?) The southern flying squirrel page sports an arresting photo of a baby squirrel, no bigger than a thumb, a distribution map, and some general info. See also her page on the Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus).

Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Dept. of Zoology) page about the Southern Flying Squirrel, with details on many aspects of the ecology and biology of the Glaucomys volans. This is a wonderful page, jam-packed with information. I particularly appreciate the many hyperlinked glossary entries. Ever wonder what viviparous or altricial means anyway? The ADW is written "largely by and for college students." This page was written by Michael Mulheisen and David L. Fox.

LadyWildLife's page on the Southern Flying Squirrel. Includes a number of good photos, apparently taken from the Wildlife Fact File cards; click on the blue dot.

Info from the Wildlife Fact File card on the Southern Flying Squirrel. Good info from goodnightstories.com (not sure why). These must be those cards that were advertized on TV when I was a kid--one card per animal, collect them all. They made is sound so exciting, as if getting species info on cards was 100 times better than getting them in books. LadyWildLife's page picks up the photos and adds her copyright.

Basic Southern flying squirrel info from the Georgia Museum of Natural History and Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Includes the scientific classification, life cycle, natural history and range of this animal.

Animal Facts page containing general information about the Southern Flying Squirrel . Includes a full-size image of the squirrel.

Drawing of a "stretched" Southern Flying Squirrel from the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources. Also includes information about what they look like, where they are found and what they eat. Asserts that they may outnumber gray squirrels in some areas. Also has a good page on the (non-flying) gray squirrel.

Two zoomable images of the Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) from Mike Baker's site. The images are good but the squirrel doesn't show too clearly.