Asian and Other Flying Squirrels

Old World Flying Squirrels | Giant Flying Squirrel | Large Black Flying Squirrels | Woolly Flying Squirrel | Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel | Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrels | Horsfield's Flying Squirrel | Flying Lemurs | Marsupial Flying Squirrels

Amazon. Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald M. Nowak, sixth edition (2 volume set). Below 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.

Old World Flying Squirrels (genus pteromys)

Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Dept. of Zoology) page about the Siberian flying squirrel, with details of Geographic range, physical characteristics, food habits, reproduction, behavior, habitat and conservation information on the Pteromys volans. Written by Lauren Pascoe. Savor the hyperlinked glossary entries, but the information here is thin--not as much is know about this species!

Old World Flying Squirrels (genus pteromys) info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. This genus has two species, one across Eurasia, one in Japan.

World distribution map for the "Old World Flying Squirrels" (Pteromys) from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds. You can click the links to each of the regions of the world to see that specific distribution. May not work.

Russian Flying Squirrel page from borealforest.org, a Canadian site that has expanded from its Canadian base.

Picture of the Eurasian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans) by Peter Verberne (Ultimate Squirrel Page).

Drawing: Lesser Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

"Landscape responses of the Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) in northern Finland" thesis by Pasi Reunanen, Department of Biology, University of Oulu. Addresses landscape characteristics and their importance for the Flying Squirrel in Finland. Different hierarchical levels indicate ecological patterns from individuals at a home range level to local dynamic population and groups of populations at a large regional scale.

Skull images of the small Japanese flying squirrel(pteromys momonga) from the Mammalian Crania Picture Archive

Giant Flying Squirrel (genus petuarista)

Giant Flying Squirrel (genus petuarista) info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. The are six species in this genus, mostly from south-east Asia.

Page on Freddy, the only Giant Red Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) bred in captivity.

Rare Image of the red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) from the World Chelonian Trust. Photo taken at the Guangzhou Chao Tou food market. Yes, you read that right.

Lots of skull pictures of the Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista Leucogenys) from the Mammalian Crania Picture Archive.

Small but colorful photograph of the Giant Red Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) from the Almanak Malaysia.

Two pictures of the Japanese flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) by Minoru Baba of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History, Japan. Also includes a photo of the Malayan flying lemur (Cynocephalus variegatus).

Grand Isle Heritage Zoo in Grand Island, Nebraska has one of only two Red Giant Flying Squirrels in the US. News article from the The Grand Island Independent, by Keanna Leonard.

Petaurista Petaurista from HyperDictionary.com.

Drawing: Red-and-white Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Drawing: Gray-headed Flying Squirrel (Petaurista elegans / Petaurista caniceps) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Drawing: Red Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Drawing: Gray Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Large Black Flying Squirrels (genus aeromys)

Large Black Flying Squirrels (genus aeromys) info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. Two species; minimal content. The name "aeromys" means in Greek "air-mouse."

Drawing of a large black flying squirrel from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds.

Woolly Flying Squirrel (genus eupetaurus)

Wikipedia: Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus), poorly-known denizen of Kashmir and the largest 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.

Genus Eupetaurus / Woolly Flying Squirrel info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. This genus has just one species, Eupetaurus cinereus, "Woolly Flying Squirrel."

Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel (genus aeretes)

Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel / Genus Aeretes info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. This genus has just one species, Aeretes melanopterus,, "Woolly Flying Squirrel."

Drawing of a Chinese flying squirrel from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds.

Drawing: Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrels (genus hylopetes)

Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrels (genus hylopetes) info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. Two species; minimal content.

Drawing: Black and White Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger) from Mammals of Schichuan Province.

Horsfield's Flying Squirrel (genus iomys)

Horsfield's Flying Squirrel. Brief article from Wild Life Singapore; no photo.

Genus Iomys / Horsfield's Flying Squirrel info from Walker's online Mammals of the Worlds, by Ronald M. Nowak. This genus has just one species, Iomys horsfieldi, "Horsfield's Flying Squirrel."

Flying Lemurs

Animal Diversity Web on the "Flying Lemurs" (also known by it's order, Dermoptera, or its single family, Cynocephalidae.)

Factsheet on Flying Lemurs (Philippine Flying Lemur and Malayan Flying Lemur) from the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation.

"Life in the rain forest" with pictures of flying squirrels found in Asia, and the "Flying Lemur," from Singapore Zoological Gardens.

Marsupial Flying Squirrels (genus petauridae)

Wikipedia: Petauridae, marsupial flying squirrels. As the entry points out, Petauridae aren't "squirrels" at all, but their gliding is an example of convergent evolution. Wikipedia pages on Petauridae include the Squirrel Glider and Sugar Glider.