Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus)

Southern Flying Squirrel

Don Linzey & Christy Brecht
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, Virginia 24382


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Glaucomys volans -- Southern Flying Squirrel

Last updated: 26 November, 2005

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Species Description

left lateral view of
skull and mandible
dorsal view of skull ventral view of skull

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Phylogeny

Taxonomic Category Scientific Name Common Name
Phylum Chordata Chordates
Class Mammalia Mammals
Order Rodentia Mice, rats, hamsters, etc.
Family Sciuridae Woodchucks, Chipmunks, and Squirrels

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Geographic distribution

The southern flying squirrel inhabits the forests of the eastern United States north to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and west to the Great Plains.

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Habitat

Southern flying squirrels prefer areas with large deciduous trees, although they have also been taken in mixed deciduous-pine woodlands. They usually nest in tree cavities, but may occasionally build a leaf nest in the fork of a tree limb or move into a bird house or the attic of a home.

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Natural History

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Conservation Biology

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Links to Other Sites

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Acknowledgements

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References

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