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 Point Pelee National Park
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Southern Flying Squirrel at Point Pelee National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 |