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Scientific Name
Glaucomys volans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
southern flying squirrel
Park Synonyms
Glaucomys volans volans
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: ; Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 7/31/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 7/31/2006.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Van Fleet and Gordon, 1995. NPBIB-46244.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 7/31/2006.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 7/31/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See Glaucomys volans volans profile to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Van Fleet and Gordon, 1995. NPBIB-46244., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. July 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. July 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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