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NO! They are legal to have as pets, but you can not take them out of the wild. They must be purchased. They also do NOT require a special license unless you intend to breed or have a colony of them. 1 or 2 is just fine (not sure of the exact number)

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What is being done to protect the northern flying squirrel?

nothing


What animals are nocturnal in minnesota?

Nocturnal animals are animals that are active at night and sleep during the day. The southern flying squirrel and the northern flying squirrel are nocturnal animals that are found in Minnesota.


What is the genius and species of a flying squirrel?

The flying squirrels, scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini, are a tribe of squirrels (family Sciuridae). There are 43 species in this tribe, the largest of which is the woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus). The two species of the genus Glaucomys (Glaucomys sabrinus and Glaucomys volans) are native to North America, and the Siberian flying squirrel is native to parts of northern Europe (Pteromys volans).Flying squirrels are mammals. Thorington and Hoffman (2005) recognize 15 genera of flying squirrels in two subtribes. * Tribe Pteromyini - flying squirrels ** Subtribe Glaucomyina *** Eoglaucomys, one species, the Kashmir Flying Squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus). *** Glaucomys (American flying squirrels), two species, the Northern flying squirrel and the Southern flying squirrel, North America *** Hylopetes, seven species, southeast Asia,laredo *** Iomys, one species, Horsfield's Flying Squirrel, Malaysia and Indonesia *** Petaurillus (pygmy flying squirrels), three species, Borneo and Malaya *** Petinomys, nine species, southeast Asia ** Subtribe Pteromyina *** Aeretes, one species, the Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel or North Chinese Flying Squirrel (A. melanopterus), northeast China *** Aeromys, two species, Thailand to Borneo *** Belomys, one species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel (B. pearsonii), southeast Asia. *** Biswamoyopterus, one species, the Namdapha flying squirrel, India *** Eupetaurus, one species, the woolly flying squirrel, Kashmir; rare *** Petaurista (giant flying squirrels), five species, southeast Asia (including the Japanese giant flying squirrel, the Red giant flying squirrel, and the giant flying-squirrel) *** Pteromys, two species, Finland to Japan (including the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel) *** Pteromyscus, one species, the Smoky Flying Squirrel, southern Thailand to Borneo *** Trogopterus, one species, the complex-toothed flying squirrel, China


When was Kashmir Flying Squirrel created?

Kashmir Flying Squirrel was created in 1837.


How many types of flying squirrels are there?

who ever put one hundred million is wrong i can tell you this about how many there are I only know of the southern flying squirrel and the northern flying squirrel I hope this help the person that asked this question.

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Does the northern flying squirrel like the southern flying squirrel?

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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 the northern flying squirrel habits?

Carolina. in the trees


What environment does the Virginia northern flying squirrel live?

The squirrel lives in Oak Forests


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

deforestation


What is being done to protect the northern flying squirrel?

nothing


What animals are nocturnal in minnesota?

Nocturnal animals are animals that are active at night and sleep during the day. The southern flying squirrel and the northern flying squirrel are nocturnal animals that are found in Minnesota.


Are flying squrrieels endangered?

The northern flying squirrel is in southern parts of its range in the Appalachian mountains.


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

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.