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General Description
Adults color are gray with brownish tan or reddish wash on the back juveniles (baby flying squirrels) have uniformed dark, slate-gray backs and off white undersides .The northern flying squirrels is a small nocturnal gliding mammal.
Size:10-12inches
Weight:3-5 ounces
Length:260-305millimeters
characteristics: It is about ten inches long from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.
Adaptations: the flying squirrel has developed a good sense of balance, sail-like fur skin membrane that extends from the wrists to ankles, delicate wrist bones that control this membrane.
Adults color are gray with brownish tan or reddish wash on the back juveniles (baby flying squirrels) have uniformed dark, slate-gray backs and off white undersides .The northern flying squirrels is a small nocturnal gliding mammal.
Size:10-12inches
Weight:3-5 ounces
Length:260-305millimeters
characteristics: It is about ten inches long from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.
Adaptations: the flying squirrel has developed a good sense of balance, sail-like fur skin membrane that extends from the wrists to ankles, delicate wrist bones that control this membrane.
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Natural Habitat
The northern flying squirrel lives in dense conifer or mixed
conifer and deciduous forests. The northern flying squirrels live in nests in the summer and interior dens in
the winter and for the birth of their young. Common nests for the squirrels are abandoned woodpecker nests or a hollow of a tree. They build they nest with leaves, dried grass, and then add shredded vegetation, feathers, fur, dried grass, or lichen. They tend to live in different homes throughout the year depending on the season Nests are made of twigs and bark, and they are softened with feathers, fur, leaves and conifer needles. Northern flying squirrels often nest in conifers 1 to 18 meters above the ground. The biomes are the mountains, forest and taiga. Theses animals are found in these types of habitats: temperature and terrestrial. Northern flying squirrels range from the tree line in Alaska and Canada southward in the west to northern California and Colorado, in the middle of the continent to central Michigan and Wisconsin, and in the east to northern North Carolina and Tennessee.
The northern flying squirrel lives in dense conifer or mixed
conifer and deciduous forests. The northern flying squirrels live in nests in the summer and interior dens in
the winter and for the birth of their young. Common nests for the squirrels are abandoned woodpecker nests or a hollow of a tree. They build they nest with leaves, dried grass, and then add shredded vegetation, feathers, fur, dried grass, or lichen. They tend to live in different homes throughout the year depending on the season Nests are made of twigs and bark, and they are softened with feathers, fur, leaves and conifer needles. Northern flying squirrels often nest in conifers 1 to 18 meters above the ground. The biomes are the mountains, forest and taiga. Theses animals are found in these types of habitats: temperature and terrestrial. Northern flying squirrels range from the tree line in Alaska and Canada southward in the west to northern California and Colorado, in the middle of the continent to central Michigan and Wisconsin, and in the east to northern North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Northern squirrels Diet
Northern flying squirrel eats nuts, acorns, fungi and lichens. It may also eat fruits, buds, sap, bird eggs, small nestling birds and insects. Northern flying squirrels differ from many squirrels in that lichens and fungi are a large portion of the diet and are not just supplements.
Northern flying squirrel eats nuts, acorns, fungi and lichens. It may also eat fruits, buds, sap, bird eggs, small nestling birds and insects. Northern flying squirrels differ from many squirrels in that lichens and fungi are a large portion of the diet and are not just supplements.
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Reproduction
Breeding season runs from March to May. They breed once a yearly. The female gives birth to 2 to 5 young after a gestation period of about 40 days. The nest can be abandoned bird nest and a abandoned woodpecker hole or a tree cavity. The female care for the young when they are 2 months old. The female raise the young without the male help. They learn to glide when they are about 3 months. The female have one litter a year. Newborns weigh 5 to 6 grams and they have closed eyes and ears, fused toes, and a cylindrical tail. Young leave the nest at 40 days. Flying squirrels breed in the first summer after their birth.
Breeding season runs from March to May. They breed once a yearly. The female gives birth to 2 to 5 young after a gestation period of about 40 days. The nest can be abandoned bird nest and a abandoned woodpecker hole or a tree cavity. The female care for the young when they are 2 months old. The female raise the young without the male help. They learn to glide when they are about 3 months. The female have one litter a year. Newborns weigh 5 to 6 grams and they have closed eyes and ears, fused toes, and a cylindrical tail. Young leave the nest at 40 days. Flying squirrels breed in the first summer after their birth.
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Threats & Solutions
North Carolina northern flying squirrels and West Virginia northern flying squirrels, are threatened populations in the Appalachians. North Carolina northern flying squirrels were listed as endangered in 1985.Conservationists are concerned that further habitat destruction and pollution will wipe out what remains of vulnerable mountain habitats. The plan being carried out through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife office is the following: 1) figure out the exact range of these two types of squirrel 2) test the response to various habitat changes, focusing on how to make the habitat better and harvest trees in a way that won't disturb the squirrels.
North Carolina northern flying squirrels and West Virginia northern flying squirrels, are threatened populations in the Appalachians. North Carolina northern flying squirrels were listed as endangered in 1985.Conservationists are concerned that further habitat destruction and pollution will wipe out what remains of vulnerable mountain habitats. The plan being carried out through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife office is the following: 1) figure out the exact range of these two types of squirrel 2) test the response to various habitat changes, focusing on how to make the habitat better and harvest trees in a way that won't disturb the squirrels.