Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilySciuridae
via GBIF · IUCN
Bird sounds
- call· United States· quality B
- mating call· United States· quality B
- call· United States· quality B
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- New World flying squirrel
- Mass
- +66
- Image
- Southern Flying Squirrel-27527-1.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), sometimes called the assapan, is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae. G. volans is one of three species of flying squirrels found in North America. It is found in deciduous and mixed woods in the eastern half of North America, from southeastern Canada to Florida. Disjunct populations of this species have been recorded in the highlands of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. There are 11 subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Description and ecology