A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of the hind feet distinguish both species of flying squirrels inhabiting the Adirondacks. Flying squirrels ...

The Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel, previously known to inhabit only the northwestern part of Yunnan Province and northern Myanmar, is now officially recorded in Xizang, according to Li.

Researchers have identified a giant flying squirrel fossil from a cache of unusual animal remains dug out of an ancient sinkhole in Tennessee 25 years ago. The fossil sheds light on how flying ...

You may need a permit to own a flying squirrel. Flying squirrels have small pink noses, large eyes, and long, furry tails making them extremely cute.

The flying squirrels are a tribe of squirrel. There are 43 species in this tribe, the largest of which is the woolly flying squirrel. The term "flying" is somewhat of a misnomer, since flying ...

The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

A giant flying squirrel the size of a house cat swooped through the skies of Southern Appalachia some 4.75 million years ago. This is the revelation of a team of paleontologists from the East ...

While tagging along during a check of boxes in southeastern Ohio, the investigation yielded several small but impressive southern flying squirrels.

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that inhabits the boreal taiga forests from eastern Russia to Finland and Estonia. Despite its wide distribution ...

A FLYING-FISH flew on to the lower deck last night about 8.30 p.m. The deck is 20 feet above the water-line, and the railing is 4 feet 6 inches above the deck, but it is possible for it to have ...

Researchers discovered a partial fossil of a giant flying squirrel estimated to be about 5 million years old at the Gray Fossil Site at East Tennessee State University, giving scientists more ...

Flying squirrels (tribe Pteromyini)) have large skin flaps (patagium) between their wrists and ankles which they use to control their flight when they glide from tree to tree, along with their ...