The tail is horizontally (dorso-ventrally) flattened, the long hairs forming nearly parallel sides and a rounded tip. The general color of the upper portions of the body, head and tail of the southern ...

A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern Appalachia, gliding above rhinos, mastodons and red pandas. The discovery ...

The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is an important kleptoparasite of cavities excavated by the imperiled red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis). Flying squirrel usurpation of ...

Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). The range is ...

Almost half of flying squirrel species, such as the southern flying squirrel in North and Central America and the Javanese flying squirrel of Southeast Asia, have stable populations. Their elusive ...

"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.

In New York State there are not one, but two species of flying squirrel. The northern flying squirrel can generally be found ...

So, let’s take a closer look at the flying squirrel and see when they take their first flight. When Do Flying Squirrels Take Their First Flight? A baby flying squirrel will take its first flight ...

Gracefully gliding between trees at night in search of a feast of truffles, the San Bernardino flying squirrel is one of the most distinctive nocturnal residents of Southern California's ...

They are subspecies of the Humboldt's flying squirrel. We gotta ask: Is a flying squirrel cam next? Read on … to find out. Read the full story As fans of the famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie ...

RANGE: The historic range of the San Bernardino flying squirrel lies within the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside counties in Southern California. However, this ...