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title: "Northern Flying Squirrel"
description: "Glaucomys sabrinus — Mammiferi. The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-flying-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Flying Squirrel

> Glaucomys sabrinus — Mammiferi. The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Glaucomys sabrinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2169
- Wikidata: [Q1094722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1094722)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46266](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46266)

## Names

- en: Northern Flying Squirrel
- de: Nördliches Gleithörnchen
- es: Ardilla voladora norteña
- fr: Grand polatouche
- nl: Canadese vliegende eekhoorn
- pl: Assapan północny

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1136), US (434)

## Summary

The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America.  They are found in coniferous and mixed coniferous forests across much of Canada, from Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to the mountains of North Carolina and west to Utah in the United States. They are light brown with pale underparts and grow to a length of 25 to 37 cm (10 to 15 in). They are proficient gliders but uncoordinated walkers on the ground. They feed on a variety of plant material as well as tree sap, fungi, insects, carrion, bird eggs and nestlings. They…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_flying_squirrel

## Photo

![Northern Flying Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-flying-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dominique Bérubé · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328376427

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-flying-squirrel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).