Humboldt’s Flying Squirrel Declared New Species
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Humboldt’s flying squirrel has just been declared the third North American Flying Squirrel species and the 45th flying squirrel species on Earth. It was named after Alexander von Humboldt. Originally, Scientists thought that this flying squirrel was a Northern Flying Squirrel. The Scientists discovered differences over time such as darker eyes.
Named Glaucomys Oregonensis, this species has small, black, round eyes, and it is found in forest regions from British Columbia to Southern California, according to aweofnature.com.
The flying squirrel eats from a range of fungi and lichens and also eats fruit, insects, and bird eggs.
“This discovery changes our understanding of how these squirrels evolved and spread throughout the continent,” according to news.nationalgeographic.com.
Nesting sites usually occur near rivers and streams. When females have their young, they stay in their nests until they are ready to leave. Males then go off and share their nests with others.
“Flying squirrels make great escape artists, thanks to their superb gliding abilities. Once a flying squirrel lands on a tree trunk following a flight, they promptly scurry to the other side of the trunk to avoid any predators that may have followed them. Nevertheless, owls, hawks, tree snakes, and climbing mammals frequently manage to catch and consume these tiny rodents,” stated nwf.org.
Cole Loudon • Dec 3, 2017 at 11:22 am
It would be really cool to see a flying squirrel in nature when you are just walking around.
Charlie Bigani • Nov 28, 2017 at 4:34 pm
after reading your article, I was surprised to learn that the flying squirrel eats fungi
Sara Bridges • Oct 3, 2017 at 6:53 pm
I think its awesome that there are flying squirrels in southern california, maybe I’ll see one lol.
(btw I am a sophomore at EHS) 😀
sarah • Sep 5, 2017 at 9:27 pm
I was surprised to learn that the moms stay with the babies until they are ready to leave.
Rafe DeBlasio • Jun 11, 2017 at 11:10 pm
This article was very interesting. I learned that there are many different types of flying squirrels.
Anon • Jun 10, 2017 at 11:54 pm
After reading your article, I was surprised to learned there were various types of flying squirrels.
Katie Davila • Jun 9, 2017 at 8:00 am
This article really surprised me. I had no idea there are 45 different species of flying squirrels.
Joshua • Jun 8, 2017 at 9:31 pm
This was a very interesting article; I didn’t even know that there were multiply types of flying squirrels.
Angela Booth • Jun 7, 2017 at 3:04 pm
After reading your article, I would really like to learn about a few of the other types of flying squirrels. This was really interesting to read about because you don’t often hear about flying rodents. I like it though, keep up the good work.
Jayden • Jun 7, 2017 at 2:03 pm
I was surprised that the flying squirrels eats fungi and lichens.