There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.

A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of the hind feet distinguish both species of flying squirrels inhabiting the Adirondacks. Flying squirrels ...

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 ...

Even if you live in a big ... squirrel, one researcher observed a squirrel jumping more than 8 feet between a tree stump and ...

Like spotted owls, flying squirrels thrive in mature forests with big trees, large snags and plenty of downed logs that foster the growth of the truffle fungi they eat. But this squirrel is in danger ...

Forest researchers in north-central Minnesota are bringing the little-analyzed world of an elusive night creature into the ...

It featured Formosan giant flying squirrels – nocturnal, cat-sized mammals with bushy tails and a wing-like membrane called a patagium, which they use to glide. These squirrels were living in ...

A southern flying squirrel trapped as part of a Minnesota study. The squirrel's big eyes and ears give it keen senses at night. (Anna Mangan, Natural Resources Research Institute) ...

Image by Madalena Boto. Meagre pickings: winters on Hokkaido are harsh, but Siberian flying squirrels are expert at finding food and shelter. I worked as a field director for the Forest episode ...

24, 2023 8:04 a.m. More than 30 flying squirrels have found ... pay for food and enrichment until the squirrels are released in the spring. More information can be found at the Humane Animal ...