Out of 135 museum squirrel specimens studied, the team found only members of the Glaucomys genus—New World flying squirrels—glimmered pink, Nature reported.

Two new species of cat-size flying squirrel discovered in the Himalaya. The rodents, which live at elevations of more than 15,000 feet, ... home to the world’s tallest mountains.

The North American flying squirrel fluoresces pink at night under ultraviolet light, ... Ultraviolet fluorescence discovered in New World flying squirrels (Glaucomys). Journal of Mammalogy, 2019; ...

Time and again, the scientists report in the Journal of Mammalogy, the team found that members of the Glaucomys genus, also known as New World flying squirrels, emitted that same telltale pink glow.

Meet Humboldt's flying squirrel. Arbogast and his team dubbed the new species Humboldt's flying squirrel in honour of the state university where Arbogast spent the first eight years of his career ...

Oldest fossil of a flying squirrel sheds new light on its evolutionary tree. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 10 / 181009115041.htm ...

There are 52 species of flying squirrels in the world. The little nocturnal omnivores inhabit most of Earth's forests, including those along eastern North America. But even under the best of ...

According to the Australian Museum, whose scientists were part of the team that discovered the new species, the woolly flying squirrels could be over 3-feet-long and weigh over 2.5kg.

There's a connection between this massive Himalaya flying squirrel and the town of Orange in NSW. Discover more by subscribing to Off Track. Posted 25 Feb 2017 25 Feb 2017 Sat 25 Feb 2017 at 9:59pm ...

Seven people have been charged in a Florida-based international flying squirrel trafficking scheme in which thousands of the creatures were exported to Asia, state conservation officials said on ...