Glaucomys volans Linnaeus 1758 (southern flying squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Mus volans, Sciuropterus volans

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Glaucomys according to R. C. Hulbert and A. E. Pratt 1998

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, Linnaeus 1758, Thomas 1911 and Wilson 1967

Sister taxon: Glaucomys sabrinus

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (23: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia collections)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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