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Why is the northern flying squirrel not just called the northern gliding squirrel?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 11/15/2022

When people first saw squirrels traveling in the air, they thought they were flying like birds and/or bats, not gliding. It took people a while to realize the squirrels were really gliding, not flying.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Are there any flying or gliding rodents?

-The flying squirrel

Does the northern flying squirrel like the southern flying squirrel?

Answer is No

How can you tell a tree squirrel is a flying squirrel?

Flying squirrels are nocturnal and have larger eyes. Flying squirrels also have a flap of skin that they use for gliding.

What would happen to Northern Flying Squirrel if American Beech Trees were removed from the food chain?

it would change from a northern flying squirrel to the northern falling squirrel

How do you differentiate a northern flying squirrel and a southern flying squirrel?

ones from the north and ones from the south

What is the continent of the northern flying squirrel?

Northern Flying Squirrls live in North America.

Why is the Northern Flying Squirrel extinct?

the northern flying squirrel isn't extinct. It isn't even endangered anymore

What is another name for a flying squirrels?

well a sugar glider is a type of flting squirrel but not just a name. it is another squirrel too.

What is the northern flying squirrel habits?

Carolina. in the trees

What environment does the Virginia northern flying squirrel live?

The squirrel lives in Oak Forests

What is being done to protect the northern flying squirrel?

nothing

Why is the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel on the endangered list?

deforestation

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