Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

 

 

The Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is one of two species of the genus Glaucomys. It occurs in the eastern half of North America, from southeastern Canada to Florida; isolated populations are found in the highlands of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. This species inhabits deciduous and mixed woods, with preference for beech-maple, oak-hickory and poplar stands; it also occurs in old orchards. The Southern Flying Squirrel consumes fruit, nuts, buds, fungi, insects, bird eggs and nestlings, and sometimes carrion.

 

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