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.

Flying squirrels were already exceptional, as far as rodents go. Gifted with a flap of skin between their limbs, they can glide long distances between the trees where they live. But new research ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flying squirrels, found throughout Missouri, can glide through the air at night in the woods and eat nuts, fruits, berries, tree buds, bark, mushrooms, and insects, and are now attracting wildlife … ...

North America has had flying squirrels longer than any other part of the world, with the earliest known fossils dating back as far as the Late Eocene era, which was 56 to 33.9 million years ago.

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 ...

Yet, when people do encounter flying squirrels in my area of New York’s Catskill Mountains, the animals are often dismissed as pesky attic invaders, and their magic is downgraded to mere nuisance.