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Scientific Name

Glaucomys volans

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

southern flying squirrel

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Eutheria
Order	Rodentia
Suborder	Sciuromorpha
Family	Sciuridae
Subfamily	Sciurinae
Tribe	Pteromyini
Genus	Glaucomys
Species	Glaucomys volans

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals; Smithsonian Institution Press, 750 pp.

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals; Smithsonian Institution Press, 750 pp.

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

1

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

sac - I & M Office

Created Date

12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

ERaskin@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

9/13/2018 8:21:04 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Species Land Mgr Comments: ELEMENT IS ON PARK'S SPECIES LIST. El.Site Db Code: USNPSER*157. TNC Code: AMAFB09010., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office

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