Siberian flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Siberian flying squirrel lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteromys volans
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Siberian flying squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Siberian flying squirrel in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Siberian flying squirrel endangered?

The Siberian flying squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Siberian flying squirrel?

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Pteromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Siberian flying squirrel

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is an Old World flying squirrel ranging from the Baltic Sea in the west, throughout Northern Asia to the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is the only species of flying squirrel in Europe and is considered vulnerable in the European Union where it occurs only in Estonia and Finland. In Latvia, it was last sighted in 2001 and has been considered to be locally extinct since 2013.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Siberian flying squirrel (revision 1366319388), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q243339 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).