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Illustration of a southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) gliding with its limbs outstretched, showing the membrane of skin used for gliding. A scale bar below indicates size. parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals
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Illustration of a southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) gliding with its limbs outstretched, showing the membrane of skin used for gliding. A scale bar below indicates size.
southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is native to eastern North America.

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Also known as: Pteromyini
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flying squirrel, (tribe Pteromyini), any of more than 50 species of gliding squirrels. Three species are North American, two live in northern Eurasia, and all others are found in the temperate and tropical forests of India and other parts of Asia. Although these rodents do not fly, glides of up to 450 metres (almost 1,500 feet) have been recorded for Giant flying squirrels (Petaurista). Ample loose skin and underlying muscle typically form a fur-covered membrane...

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