Different Species of Flying Squirrels

Southern Flying Squirrel

These squirrels have soft, grayish-brown fur and big eyes that help them see in the dark because they are active at night.

Northern Flying Squirrel

Northern flying squirrels have an overall body length of 8 to 11 inches, which is slightly larger than 8 to 10 inches of the southern flying squirrel.

Humboldt's Flying Squirrel

Humboldt’s Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) is a more recently recognized species that is closely related to the NORTHERN flying squirrel.

Japanese flying squirrel

The Japanese flying squirrel inhabits sub-alpine forests and boreal evergreen forests in Japan, specifically on Honshu and Kyushu islands as well as Shikoku.

REd Giant flying squirrel

The red giant flying squirrel is found in South Asia, southern China, and Southeast Asia, Northern India and Pakistan, Java; and Taiwan

 Flying squirrel in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has two species of flying squirrels, the southern and northern flying squirrels. The southern ones are more common and live in forests with lots of oak and hickory trees.

Flying squirrel in Siberia 

The Siberian flying squirrel is the species you would encounter, these squirrels are adapted to the cold, boreal forests of Russia .