New World flying squirrel

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New World flying squirrels Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent

Glaucomys volans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Pteromyini
Genus:	Glaucomys Thomas, 1908
Species
Glaucomys volans Glaucomys sabrinus

The two species of New World flying squirrels, genus Glaucomys, are the only species of flying squirrel found in North America. They are distributed from Alaska to Honduras. They are similar in many ways to the Eurasian flying squirrels in the genus Pteromys. The two species of New World flying squirrels can be easily distinguished on the basis of size and ventral pelage. Northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus are larger and have belly hair that is dark at the base and white at the tip. Southern flying squirrels, Glaucomys volans, are smaller and have belly hairs that are completely white. The name Glaucomys means "bluish-gray mouse".

[edit] Species

Genus Glaucomys
- Glaucomys volans - Southern Flying Squirrel
- Glaucomys sabrinus - Northern Flying Squirrel

v d e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Pteromyini (Flying squirrels) tribe)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Eoglaucomys	Kashmir Flying Squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus)

Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)	Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) · Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

Hylopetes	Particolored Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger) · Afghan Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes baberi) · Bartel's Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes bartelsi) · Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes lepidus) · Palawan Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) · Indochinese Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei) · Jentink’s Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes platyurus) · Sipora Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes sipora) · Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) · Sumatran Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes winstoni)

Iomys	Javanese Flying Squirrel (Iomys horsfieldi) · Mentawi Flying Squirrel (Iomys sipora)

Petaurillus (Pygmy flying squirrels)	Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel (Petaurillus emiliae) · Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel (Petaurillus hosei) · Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel (Petaurillus kinlochii)

Petinomys	Basilan Flying Squirrel (Petinomys crinitus) · Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) · Hagen's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys hageni) · Siberut Flying Squirrel (Petinomys lugens) · Arrow Flying Squirrel (Petinomys sagitta) · Temminck's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys setosus) · Vordermann's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni) · Travancore Flying Squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)

Aeretes	Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus)

Aeromys (Large black flying squirrels)	Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) · Thomas's Flying Squirrel (Aeromys thomasi)

Belomys	Hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii)

Biswamoyopterus	Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)

Eupetaurus	Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus)

Petaurista	Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) · Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista elegans) · Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) · Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) · Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) · Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) · Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) · Red Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)

Pteromys (Old World flying squirrels)	Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans) · Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga)

Pteromyscus	Smoky Flying Squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus)

Trogopterus	Complex-toothed flying squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes)

Category

v d e Flying squirrels (Pteromyini or Petauristini)

Genera Aeretes (Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel)	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel (A. melanopterus)

Genera 'Aeromys (Large black flying squirrel)	Black Flying Squirrel (A. tephromelas) Thomas's Flying Squirrel (A. thomasi)

Genera Belomys (Hairy-footed flying squirrel)	Hairy-footed flying squirrel (B. pearsonii)

Genera Biswamoyopterus (Namdapha flying squirrel)	Namdapha flying squirrel (B. biswasi)

Genera Eoglaucomys (Kashmir Flying Squirrel)	Kashmir Flying Squirrel (E. fimbriatus)

Genera Eupetaurus (Woolly Flying Squirrel)	Woolly Flying Squirrel (E. cinereus)

Genera Glaucomys (New World flying squirrel)	Southern Flying Squirrel (G. volans) Northern Flying Squirrel (G. sabrinus)

Genera Hylopetes	Particolored Flying Squirrel {H. alboniger) Afghan Flying Squirrel (H. baberi) Bartel's Flying Squirrel (H. bartelsi) Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel (H. lepidus) Palawan Flying Squirrel (H. nigripes) Indochinese Flying Squirrel (H. phayrei) Jentink’s Flying Squirrel (H. platyurus) Sipora Flying Squirrel (H. sipora) Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (H. spadiceus) Sumatran Flying Squirrel (H. winstoni)

Genera Iomys	Javanese Flying Squirrel (I. horsfieldi) Mentawi Flying Squirrel (I. sipora)

Genera Petaurillus (Pygmy flying squirrel)	Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. emiliae) Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. hosei) Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel (P. kinlochii)

Genera Petaurista	Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel (P. alborufus) Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel (P. elegans) Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel (P. magnificus) Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (P. nobilis) Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (P. philippensis) Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (P. xanthotis) Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (P. leucogenys) Red Giant Flying Squirrel (P. petaurista)

Genera Petinomys	Basilan Flying Squirrel (P. crinitus) Travancore Flying Squirrel (P. fuscocapillus) Whiskered Flying Squirrel (P. genibarbis) Hagen's Flying Squirrel (P. hageni) Siberut Flying Squirrel (P. lugens) Mindanao Flying Squirrel (P. mindanensis) Arrow Flying Squirrel (P. sagitta) Temminck's Flying Squirrel (P. setosus) Vordermann's Flying Squirrel (P. vordermanni)

Genera Pteromys (Old World flying squirrel)	Siberian Flying Squirrel (P. volans) Japanese Flying Squirrel P. momonga

Genera Pteromyscus (Smoky Flying Squirrel)	Smoky Flying Squirrel(P. pulverulentus)

Genera Trogopterus (Complex-toothed flying squirrel)	Complex-toothed flying squirrel (T. xanthipes)