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Critter Catalog
mammals
rodents
squirrels and relatives
squirrels
tree and ground squirrels, marmots, chipmunks
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Specimens
Classification
Local animals in this group:
northern flying squirrel
southern flying squirrel
Additional information:
Find American flying squirrels information at
Encyclopedia of Life
American flying squirrels
Glaucomys
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Sciuromorpha
squirrels and relatives
Sciuromorpha: information (2)
Sciuromorpha: pictures (194)
Sciuromorpha: specimens (54)
Family
Sciuridae
squirrels
Sciuridae: information (1)
Sciuridae: pictures (194)
Sciuridae: specimens (50)
Subfamily
Sciurinae
tree and ground squirrels, marmots, chipmunks
Sciurinae: pictures (96)
Sciurinae: specimens (24)
Genus
Glaucomys
American flying squirrels
Glaucomys: pictures (11)
Glaucomys: specimens (8)
Species
Glaucomys sabrinus
northern flying squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus: information (1)
Glaucomys sabrinus: pictures (6)
Glaucomys sabrinus: specimens (4)
Species
Glaucomys volans
southern flying squirrel
Glaucomys volans: information (1)
Glaucomys volans: pictures (5)
Glaucomys volans: specimens (4)