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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Northern Flying SquirrelEducational resources on Northern Flying SquirrelNorthern Flying Squirrel or Glaucomys sabrinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Northern Flying Squirrel ADW: Glaucomys sabrinus: Information The northern flying squirrel often nests in conifers 1 to 18 meters above the ground. The nests are made of twigs and bark, and they are softened with feathers, fur, leaves, and animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Glaucomys_sabrinus.html The biogeography of Northern Flying Squirrels The northern flying squirrel is the only nocturnal squirrel in California (Jameson and Peters, 1988). The northern flying squirrel has become more rare in recent years yet the bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall01%20projects/flyings.htm NDIS Northern Flying Squirrel Wildlife Page Habitat: The habitat is dense spruce-fir or aspen forests. These squirrels are mostly cavity nesters, building nests of grass and lichens in holes abandoned by woodpeckers or ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051046 Northern Flying Squirrel Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus Shaw) From: Saunders, D. A. 1988. Adirondack Mammals. State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/northern_flying_squirrel.htm Northern Flying Squirrel Habitat Model for Species: Northern Flying Squirrel Deciduous Trees Habitat Restrictions (Powell, R. A., and W. S. Brooks, 1981) (Higgins, K. F.et al., 2000) Deciduous Woodland wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal/mammallandcov/NorthernFlyingSquirrel.pdf Northern Flying Squirrel Order: Rodentia Order Description: Rodents Family: Sciuridae Family Description: Chipmunks, Marmots and Squirrels imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/squir/nfsq/nfsq.htm ADW: Glaucomys sabrinus: Classification Glaucomys sabrinus (northern flying squirrel) ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Glaucomys_sabrinus.html Northern flying squirrel This species is found on the peaks of a few high mountain ranges in North Carolina, primarily where stands of boreal conifers (red spruce and fraser fir) are present (Webster et al www.basic.ncsu.edu/ncgap/sppreport/amafb09020.html CalPhotos Number of matches: 4 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and match(namesoup) against('"NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL"' IN BOOLEAN MODE) and lifeform = "Mammal" ORDER BY taxon calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_com-Mammal&where... Northern Flying Squirrel Photo from Yellowstone- National Park Service, Mar 2001. imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/squir/nfsq/nfsqi1.htm
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