The nesting habits of the two species are similar except for the northern’s use of exposed nests which it builds in conifers or old bird’s nests, and inhibits chiefly in the summer. The diet is ...

such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and birth depend on the species as well. Many are promiscuous, meaning that males and females mate with multiple ...

The tail is horizontally (dorso-ventrally) flattened, the long hairs forming nearly parallel sides and a rounded tip. The general color of the upper portions of the body, head and tail of the southern ...

We actually have two species of flying squirrel in the U.S., the northern flying squirrel and the southern flying squirrel. The northern flyer is located in the extreme northern states ...

Habitat loss, mining, logging, and introduced insect species pose additional threats to this squirrel and its habitat. POPULATION TREND: Although once common throughout their old-growth forest homes, ...

Females give birth and care for their young in maternal dens made in tree cavities or leaf nests. Babies are born hairless with closed ears and eyes, and eventually leave the nest at two months old.

They're not called the “ninja of the forest” for nothing. When night falls, the Siberian flying squirrel glides through the air from tree to tree in the forests of Hokkaido. But when the ...