Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusGlaucomys (New World Flying Squirrels)
- SpeciesGlaucomys volans (Southern Flying Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Flying Squirrel in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Southern Flying Squirrel sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Flying Squirrel in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Flying Squirrel in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.