Gliding Mammals of the World

Gliding Mammals of the World

The world’s gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from central Africa and the gliding possums of Australia and New Guinea.

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Feathertail Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

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Northern Glider

Petaurus abidi

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Yellow-bellied Glider

Petaurus australis

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Biak Glider

Petaurus biacensis

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Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

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Mahogany Glider

Petaurus gracilis

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Squirrel Glider

Petaurus norfolcensis

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Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

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Philippine Colugo

Cynocephalus volans

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Malayan Colugo

Galeopterus variegatus

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North Chinese Flying Squirrel

Aeretes melanopterus

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Black Flying Squirrel

Aeromys tephromelas

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Thomas’s Flying Squirrel

Aeromys thomasi

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Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Belomys pearsonii

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Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Biswamoyopterus biswasi

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Kashmir Flying Squirrel

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus

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Pakistan Woolly Flying Squirrel

Eupetaurus cinereus

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Tibetan Woolly Flying Squirrel

Eupetaurus sp.

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Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

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Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans

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Particolored Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes alboniger

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Bartel’s Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes bartelsi

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Palawan Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes nigripes

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Indochinese Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes phayrei

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Grey-cheeked Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes platyurus

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Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes sagitta

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Sipora Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes sipora

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Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes spadiceus

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Sumatran Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes winstoni

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Javanese Flying Squirrel

Iomys horsfieldi

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Flying Squirrel

Iomys sipora Mentawai

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Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel

Petaurillus emiliae

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Hose’s Pygmy Flying Squirrel

Petaurillus hosei

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Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel

Petaurillus kinlochii

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White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista albiventer

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Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista alborufus

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Gray-headed Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista caniceps

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Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista elegans

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Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista hainana

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Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista lena

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Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista leucogenys

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Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista magnificus

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Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista nobilis

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Red Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista petaurista

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Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista philippensis

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Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista xanthotis

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Yunnan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista yunanensis

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Basilan Flying Squirrel

Petinomys crinitus

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Travancore Flying Squirrel

Petinomys fuscocapillus

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Whiskered Flying Squirrel

Petinomys genibarbis

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Hagen’s Flying Squirrel

Petinomys hageni

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Siberut Flying Squirrel

Petinomys lugens

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Mindanao Flying Squirrel

Petinomys mindanensis

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Temminck’s Flying Squirrel

Petinomys setosus

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Vordermann’s Flying Squirrel

Petinomys vordermanni

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Japanese Flying Squirrel

Pteromys momonga

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Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans

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Smoky Flying Squirrel

Pteromyscus pulverulentus

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Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel

Trogopterus xanthipes

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Beecroft’s Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Anomalurops beecrofti

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Lord Derby’s Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Anomalurus derbianus

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Pel’s Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Anomalurus pelii

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Dwarf Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Anomalurus pusillus

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Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Idiurus macrotis

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Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Idiurus zenkeri

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Greater Glider
Petauroides volans

Javanese Flying Squirrel
Iomys horsfieldi

Gray-headed Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista caniceps

Japanese Flying Squirrel
Pteromys momonga

Gliding Mammals of the World provides, for the first time, a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of these intriguing mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a distribution map and a beautiful full-color painting.

An introduction outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible adaptations that allow them to launch themselves and glide from tree to tree.