Southern flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern flying squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glaucomys volans
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	4 g (birth weight); 66 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the southern flying squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern flying squirrel in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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.

How big is a southern flying squirrel?

Wikidata records the following for the southern flying squirrel: mass 4 g (birth weight); 66 g (adult weight).

Is the southern flying squirrel endangered?

The southern 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 southern flying squirrel?

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

About the southern flying squirrel

The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), sometimes called the assapan or polatouche, 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern flying squirrel (revision 1373947361), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q913350 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).