Glaucomys (New World Flying Squirrels)

Genus

New World Flying Squirrels

Glaucomys

2 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Northern Flying Squirrel
LC

Northern Flying Squirrel

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Glaucomys sabrinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Southern Flying Squirrel
LC

Southern Flying Squirrel

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Glaucomys volans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~10%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see New World Flying Squirrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
7 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
8 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
11 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%