There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia. They ...

Have you ever paused to truly observe a squirrel? These common creatures possess a wealth of fascinating traits and behaviors ...

The northern flying squirrel eats relatively more fungi, which it collects above ground, excavates from the soil, and pilfers from the caches of the red squirrel. Activity and Movement Both species of ...

The Siberian flying squirrel ranges across Northern Europe and Russia, but a population on the Japanese island of Hokkaido is now considered an endemic subspecies, known as Pteromys volans orii ...

President Obama Called on to Restore Protection to Endangered Flying Squirrel. WASHINGTON, D.C.— George Bush has been out of office for more than two months on this April Fool’s Day – but the West ...

The northern flying squirrel is slightly larger, about 11 inches long and weighing just 3 ounces. Flying squirrels are noted for their dense fur, glossy olive-brown above and white below, large ...

The northern flying squirrel is a bit larger and darker in color than the southern variety. Both squirrels grow to a length of about 8 inches, and can weigh about half a pound.

The northern flying squirrel inhabits the state’s northern tier and a swath of Allegheny Mountain landscape in the Southwest. Differences between the two are subtle, at first glance.

Jun. 18—They are your neighbors that you never see, creatures of the night that spend their days hiding in trees across the Northland and come out only when it's dark. Flying squirrels are ...