Common Name
Northern Flying Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Glaucomys sabrinus
Status
Least Concern
States
Alaska
Connecticut
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Alaska and Canada, northwestern Unites States to southern California and western South Dakota, northeastern United States to southern Appalachian Mountains.
Notes
This is a highly social species, and can be found living is family groups containing adults and juveniles. Common but seldom seen because it is nocturnal. Highly arboreal; nocturnal; great gliders. Similar to Southern Flying Squirrel but larger. Hibernate
Oregon
Smallest arboreal squirrel in Oregon