🐿️Southern flying squirrel
The southern flying squirrel, sometimes called the assapan, 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.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 0.07 kg
- Body length
- 0.17 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 19 years
Everything we know about the Southern flying squirrel
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.07 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 0.07 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.17 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass1.9 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan19 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Generation length5.28 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity336 daysCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation40 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Litter sizeabout 3COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 4AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelOmnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.01 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density448 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.1 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Southern flying squirrel yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderRodentia
- ›familySciuridae
- ›genusGlaucomys
- ›speciesGlaucomys volans
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderRodents · Rodentia
- tribePteromyini
- genusGlaucomys
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderEuarchontoglires
- orderRodents · Rodentia
- suborderSciuromorpha
- familySciuridae
- tribePteromyini
- genusGlaucomys
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