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.

This latest find confirms the presence of Miopetaurista, a genus of giant flying squirrels previously thought to be exclusive to Eurasia. “Finding Miopetaurista in North America was quite ...

Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). The range is ...

Palaeontologists from East Tennessee State University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, have just revealed the existence of a new fossil specimen belonging to a giant flying squirrel.

In New York State there are not one, but two species of flying squirrel. The northern flying squirrel can generally be found ...

It is isolated from flying squirrel populations to the north by 150 miles of Mojave Desert, to the west by the Cajon Pass between the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains and to the south by the ...