- New World flying squirrel
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New World flying squirrels
Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent
Glaucomys volans Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tribe: Pteromyini Genus: Glaucomys
Thomas, 1908Species Glaucomys volans
Glaucomys sabrinusThe two species of New World flying squirrels, genus Glaucomys, are the only species of flying squirrel found in North America. They are distributed from Alaska to Honduras. They are similar in many ways to the Eurasian flying squirrels in the genus Pteromys. The two species of New World flying squirrels can be easily distinguished on the basis of size and ventral pelage. Northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus are larger and have belly hair that is dark at the base and white at the tip. Southern flying squirrels, Glaucomys volans, are smaller and have belly hairs that are completely white. The name Glaucomys means "bluish-gray mouse".
Species
- Genus Glaucomys
- Glaucomys volans - Southern Flying Squirrel
- Glaucomys sabrinus - Northern Flying Squirrel
Genera Aeretes (Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel) Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel (A. melanopterus)
Genera 'Aeromys (Large black flying squirrel) Black Flying Squirrel (A. tephromelas) • Thomas's Flying Squirrel (A. thomasi)Genera Belomys (Hairy-footed flying squirrel) Hairy-footed flying squirrel (B. pearsonii)Genera Biswamoyopterus (Namdapha flying squirrel) Namdapha flying squirrel (B. biswasi)Genera Eoglaucomys (Kashmir Flying Squirrel) Kashmir Flying Squirrel (E. fimbriatus)Genera Eupetaurus (Woolly Flying Squirrel) Woolly Flying Squirrel (E. cinereus)Genera Glaucomys (New World flying squirrel) Southern Flying Squirrel (G. volans) • Northern Flying Squirrel (G. sabrinus)Genera Hylopetes Particolored Flying Squirrel {H. alboniger) • Afghan Flying Squirrel (H. baberi) • Bartel's Flying Squirrel (H. bartelsi) • Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel (H. lepidus) • Palawan Flying Squirrel (H. nigripes) • Indochinese Flying Squirrel (H. phayrei) • Jentink’s Flying Squirrel (H. platyurus) • Sipora Flying Squirrel (H. sipora) • Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (H. spadiceus) • Sumatran Flying Squirrel (H. winstoni)Genera Iomys Javanese Flying Squirrel (I. horsfieldi) • Mentawi Flying Squirrel (I. sipora)Genera Petaurillus (Pygmy flying squirrel) Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. emiliae) • Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. hosei) • Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. kinlochii)Genera Petaurista Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel (P. alborufus) • Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel (P. elegans) • Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel (P. magnificus) • Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (P. nobilis) • Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (P. philippensis) • Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (P. xanthotis) • Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (P. leucogenys) • Red Giant Flying Squirrel (P. petaurista)Genera Petinomys Basilan Flying Squirrel (P. crinitus) • Travancore Flying Squirrel (P. fuscocapillus) • Whiskered Flying Squirrel (P. genibarbis) • Hagen's Flying Squirrel (P. hageni) • Siberut Flying Squirrel (P. lugens) • Mindanao Flying Squirrel (P. mindanensis) • Arrow Flying Squirrel (P. sagitta) • Temminck's Flying Squirrel (P. setosus) • Vordermann's Flying Squirrel (P. vordermanni)Genera Pteromys (Old World flying squirrel) Siberian Flying Squirrel (P. volans) • Japanese Flying Squirrel P. momongaGenera Pteromyscus (Smoky Flying Squirrel) Smoky Flying Squirrel(P. pulverulentus)Genera Trogopterus (Complex-toothed flying squirrel) Complex-toothed flying squirrel (T. xanthipes)Categories:- Flying squirrels
- Genus Glaucomys
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