Southern flying squirrel

Southern flying squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Glaucomys
Species:
G. volans
Binomial name
Glaucomys volans
Subspecies
  • G. v. volans
  • G. v. chontali
  • G. v. goldmani
  • G. v. guerreroensis
  • G. v. herreranus
  • G. v. madrensis
  • G. v. oaxacensis
  • G. v. querceti
  • G. v. saturatus
  • G. v. texensis
  • G. v. underwoodi
Southern flying squirrel range[2]
Synonyms

Mus volans Linnaeus, 1758
Sciurus volans Pallas, 1778
Sciuropterus volans Jordan, 1890
Pteromys volans Swenk, 1915[3]
Sciuropterus americanus Desmarest, 1827[4]

The southern flying squirrel or the assapan (Glaucomys volans) is one of three species of flying squirrel 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.

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Glaucomys volans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9240A115091392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9240A22257175.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2008. Glaucomys volans. In: IUCN 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3
    http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ Howell, A.H. (1918). Revision of the American flying squirrels. North American Fauna No. 44, U.S. Dept. Agr. Biological Survey. Washington.
  4. ^ Patricia G. Dolan, Dilford C. Carter. Glaucomys volans. "Mammalian Species", Issue 78, 15 June 1977, Pages 1–6