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	Southern Flying Squirrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is one of two species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America (the other is the somewhat larger Northern Flying Squirrel, G.
		Southern Flying Squirrels feed on fruit/nuts from trees such as red and white oak, hickory and beech.
		Southern Flying Squirrels show substantial homing abilities, and can return to their nests if artificially removed to distances of up to a kilometre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southern_Flying_Squirrel (674 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Flying Squirrel
		The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is found throughout the deciduous forests of eastern North America from southern Ontario to the Gulf Coast, with isolated populations in Mexico and as far south as Honduras.
		The southern flying squirrel is easily distinguished from other Nebraska tree squirrels by its smaller size and by its gliding membrane, or patagium, a fold of skin that extends from the wrist of the front leg to the ankle of the hind leg.
		Flying squirrels inhabit a primary nest cavity that is used more or less continuously and one or more secondary nest cavities used as feeding stations or as a refuge if the primary nest is disturbed.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /wildlife/flysqu.asp (2222 words)

	Flying squirrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2 species of the genus Glaucomys (Glaucomys sabrinus and Glaucomys volans) are native to North America, and it is these that are commonly meant when the name "flying squirrel" is used in English, although the term is frequently also used by Europeans to refer to the Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans).
		Flying squirrels do not fly in the same sense as birds or bats - they do not employ powered flight.
		Though their lifespan is only about five years in the wild, flying squirrels often live between 10 and 15 years in captivity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flying_squirrel (477 words)

	CT DEP: Flying Squirrel Fact Sheet
		The northern flying squirrel is found from southeastern Alaska and northern Canada south to Tennessee and west to the Pacific coast.
		The southern flying squirrel was considered a common resident during the early 1900s and is still common today.
		Flying squirrels are active year-round, are highly sociable, and will feed and den together, especially during periods of harsh weather.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/flysqrl.htm (818 words)

	Flying Squirrel: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Flying squirrels are frequent visitors at bird feeders, and some people have lights at the feeders so they can watch the flying squirrel's antics at night.
		Southern flying squirrels are found mainly in southern Minnesota hardwood forests, while the northern sub-species occurs in northern Minnesota forests.
		Flying squirrels do not hibernate, but slow their body activity in winter and sometimes nest in groups to stay warm.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/mammals/flyingsquirrel.html (401 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is very abundant and widespread while the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is a rare resident in North Carolina, being found here only on the highest peaks in the cool spruce/fir forest zone.
		Southern Flying Squirrels are found primarily in mature hardwoods and mixed conifer-hardwood forests, especially those with old growth trees which produce abundant food and plenty of cavities for nesting and denning.
		Southern Flying Squirrels are abundant throughout their range and are adaptable animals, often living close to human residences.
	wildwnc.org /af/southernflyingsquirrel.html (599 words)

	Outdoor Notebook Column 01/25/02
		Squirrels have been scurrying across the Ohio landscape for thousands of years and today they represent one of the most abundant groups of wildlife in the Buckeye State.
		Flying squirrels have a dense, silky fur that is light brown in color from head to tail.
		Flying squirrels can be found throughout Ohio, but catching a glimpse of one is difficult because they are so small and they spend even less time on the ground than other tree squirrels.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /news/jan02/0125squirrelcolumn.htm (813 words)

	BioKIDS: Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) : Information
		Flying squirrels are easily distinguished by the "gliding membrane", a flap of loose skin that extends from wrist to ankle.
		Southern flying squirrels are omnivores and eat a wide range of foods, including nuts, acorns, seeds, berries, fruit, moths, junebugs, leaf buds, bark, eggs and young birds, young mice, insects carrion, and fungus.
		Flying squirrels disperse the seeds of hardwood trees and the spores of fungi.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/information/Glaucomys_volans.html (939 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Eastern Deciduous Forest - Southern Flying Squirrel
		The Northern Flying Squirrel is a species of the Northern Boreal Forest that enters the northern, transitional parts of the Eastern Deciduous Forest.
		The Southern Flying Squirrel is a little smaller (5.5 to 5.7 inches in body length) relative to the Northern Flying Squirrel (5.5 to 6.25 inches in body length).
		The belly hairs of the Southern Flying Squirrel are white all the way to the base, but those of the Northern Flying Squirrel are white with a lead-gray base.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/edf/mammal/flysqur.htm (379 words)

	The Southern Flying Squirrel - Florida Wildlife Magazine
		Flying squirrel habitat generally consists of mature oak and pine woods.
		The flying squirrel is a small critter approximately 8 to 10 inches in length, light brown in coloration with a white belly, and they have relatively large eyes.
		The thuds often heard in the middle of the night on your roof are often sounds of a flying squirrel.
	myfwc.com /pubs/fl-wild/species/FlyingSquirrel.htm (493 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The hairs of the underparts are whitish or cream to their base, in contrast to the hairs of the northern flying squirrel in which the basal portion of the hair is gray.
		Although southern flying squirrels have lived 13 years in captivity, the life expectancy in the wild is five to six years.
		Flying squirrels are nocturnal and active throughout the year, although they may remain inactive for several weeks at a time during severe winter weather.
	www.dlia.org /atbi/species/animals/vertebrates/mammals/sciuridae/Glaucomys_volans.shtml (1043 words)

	Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw); Northern Flying Squirrel
		Whereas the belly hairs on the southern flying squirrel are white to their base, the bases of the belly hairs of the northern flying squirrel are usually grayish.
		Handley (1953) stated that this squirrel is "irregularly distributed at high elevations in the spruce and balsam cloud forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains." The specimen from Blanket Mountain, however, was found in a deciduous forest "at least seven airline miles from the nearest spruce and fir" (Handley, 1953).
		Linzey, D.W. Distribution and status of the northern flying squirrel and the northern water shrew in the southern Appalachians.
	www.discoverlife.org /nh/tx/Vertebrata/Mammalia/Sciuridae/Glaucomys/sabrinus (1064 words)

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		The flying squirrel does not fly -- not in the sense that birds move freely through the air, but is rather an expert glider.
		The flying squirrel's staple food is nuts and seeds, especially those of hickories, beech, white oak, pines, and firs.
		Flying squirrels of various species are found around the world north of the equator.
	www.chez.com /rodent/Sciuridae/Flysq.html (2967 words)

	eNature.com Nature Guides
		It flies with its legs outstretched and the fold of skin between foreleg and hindleg acting as a combination parachute and sail (or glider wing).
		Flying squirrels will gnaw bark from maple trees and drink the sap, and also eat moths that come to the sap to feed.
		Flying squirrels know their home range very well, and when abroad will hide in a hollow tree, under loose bark, or another convenient spot, such as an old bird or squirrel nest.
	www.enature.com /flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0113 (746 words)

	southern flying squirrels
		Pecans are a favorite of the flying squirrels but should be limited to half of one as a daily treat.
		It is important to acquire your baby squirrel at no more than 8 weeks of age and carry them in your shirt pocket or in a bonding pouch for several hours a days for at least two to three weeks.
		Southern flying squirrels do not harbor fleas, lice, ticks, mites or any other parasites that might transmit disease, thus disease among flying squirrels is very rare.
	www.helenslittlecritters.com /southern.htm (240 words)

	Species: Glaucomys volans, Common Name: Southern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Glaucomys volans means, “gray mouse that flies.” Southern Flying Squirrels are small rodents, comparable to the size of chipmunks with grayish brown fur on their coats, with charcoal gray on their underside, and white fur on their bellies.
		Daily Activity: Flying squirrels are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day in the sanctity of their nests, and forage at night, in which they glide from treetop to treetop in search of edible nutrient.
		Conservation concerns: Since the Southern Flying Squirrel inhabits mature coniferous forests, there is growing concern among ecologists that this species may become endangered, because of the rapid deforestation on behalf of farmers and loggers.
	richland.uwc.edu /Depts/Biology/accounts/SFlyingSquirrel.htm (2766 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; mammals: Glaucomys volans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Southern Flying Squirrel is very social, and it is not uncommon to find as many as 6 - 7 individuals using the same nest cavity in the winter.
		The Southern Flying Squirrel can be distinguished from other squirrels in Georgia by its small size, its bushy, flattened tail, and the loose fold of skin that connects its front and back limbs from wrist to ankle.
		The Northern Flying Squirrel is found mainly in the forests of northeastern United States and the boreal forests of Canada and the American west.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/mammals/rodentia/sciuridae/gvolans.html (599 words)

	Ladywildlifes Eurasian Red Squirrel Page
		The southern flying squirrel looks like a small rodent when it moves along the branches of a tree, but when it glides through the air it appears to have the grace of a bird.
		The flying squirrel's membrane covers the body and is attached to the wrists and ankles and to the extensions from the elbows.
		The squirrel uses it forelimbs to alter the shape and tension of the membrane.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/southernflyingsquirrel.html (721 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The northern flying squirrel (glaucomys sabrinus) is one of two species of the genus glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in north america (the...
		The eastern gray squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel that is native to the eastern to midwestern united states and the eastern...
		The western gray squirrel (sciurus griseus) is a tree squirrel found along the western coast of the united states....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/southern_flying_squirrel.htm (1478 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrels in Kansas
		Southern flying squirrels live in woodpecker holes and tree cavities.
		Southern flying squirrels can be found in thickly wooded areas from Central America through the eastern half of the United States and into southeast Canada.
		Southern flying squirrels forage at night on nuts, seeds, leaf and flower buds, berries, insects, nestling birds, bird eggs and carrion.
	www.gpnc.org /squirrelsf.htm (139 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although northern flying squirrels are larger, in regions where they overlap, southern flying squirrels tend to be the dominant ones.
		Flying squirrels do not actually fly, but they can glide up to 87 yards (80 m).
		Flying squirrels den in hollow trees or abandoned woodpecker holes.
	wildinfo.com /facts/Sflyingsquirrel.asp?page=/facts/Sflyingsquirrel.asp (559 words)

	* Southern Flying Squirrel - (Animals): Definition
		The flying squirrel does not truly fly, but glides through the air, up to 80 yards or more, from the top of one tree down to the trunk of another.
		Description and Size: Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) are one of two species of flying squirrel found in North America;...
		Baby flying squirrels are born in nests (usually in tree cavities) and are blind and hairless at birth.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/southern_flying_squirrel.html (303 words)

	Katiedid.net Southern Flying Squirrel Information Page
		Southern flying squirrels are found in Eastern North America: the Gulf Coast north to Ontario, East coast to Midwest, west to northeast corner of Nebraska and the Missouri River Basin.
		Southern flying squirrels are vegetarians for the most part although they do enjoy small amounts of "meat", such as mealworms, crickets or wax worms, small pieces of hard boiled egg or boiled chicken on occasion.
		Southern flying squirrels are actually the most carnivorous of all squirrels, but this does not mean that they eat a large quantity of meat.
	www.katiedid.net /sfspage.html (4915 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel Info - Paw-Talk Pets Forum
		Southern flying squirrels have been kept as pets for hundreds of years.
		The Southern flying squirrel has an exquisitely beautiful face accentuated by large dark eyes and a featherlike tail that the animal curls up behind itself in the familiar question-mark pose.
		There comes to mind the story of the husband who told his wife that she could have the squirrel but that it was her pet, and he was not going to clean up after it or feed it.
	www.paw-talk.net /forums/showthread.php?t=266 (312 words)

	The Den Drey at Phantom Farm Presents Southern Flying Squirrels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flying squirrels also run very quickly up and down tree trunks, and tend to hop, when on the ground.
		A southern flying squirrel often has two litters per year, and it is not unusual for the second litter to remain with the mother
		Raccoons, snakes, martens, etc., all have a fondness for flying squirrels as prey, and have the ability to climb and invade a nest.
	hometown.aol.com /dreydenizen/page4.html (1555 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrel Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The southern flying squirrel is the smallest tree squirrel in Maryland.
		The southern flying squirrel is found throughout Maryland in hardwood (oak, hickory, maple, beech) forests.
		The gray squirrel, fox squirrel, red squirrel, northern flying squirrel, and Delmarva fox squirrel (endangered) are other squirrels that live in Maryland.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/sfsquirrel.html (269 words)

	Southern Flying Squirrels - Jump to a nest box on a pole 4 ft away -- Flying Squirrel Fancier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I have had to put a nest box on a pole for a Southern Flying Squirrels to protect it from snakes.
		Gray Squirrels are jumping over already so I am hoping Southern Flying Squirrels will as well.
		The flying squirrel boxes with multiple entry/exit holes just isn't an option, the snakes will simply take up residence in the box and prevent flying squirrel from returning.
	www.voy.com /81231/7951.html (614 words)

	North American Mammals: Glaucomys volans
		Most of the southern flying squirrel's range is east of the Mississippi River, but it occurs west of the river in central Texas, and as far south as Honduras, in Central America.
		Flying squirrels are nocturnal and are much smaller than most tree squirrels, which are dirunal.
		Where the ranges of the two species of flying squirrels overlap, it appears the southern squirrel may out-compete its larger relative.
	www.mnh2.si.edu /education/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=106 (161 words)

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