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.
Acrobates pygmaeus
Petaurus abidi
Petaurus australis
Petaurus biacensis
Petaurus breviceps
Petaurus gracilis
Petaurus norfolcensis
Petauroides volans
Cynocephalus volans
Galeopterus variegatus
Aeretes melanopterus
Aeromys tephromelas
Aeromys thomasi
Belomys pearsonii
Biswamoyopterus biswasi
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
Eupetaurus cinereus
Eupetaurus sp.
Glaucomys sabrinus
Glaucomys volans
Hylopetes alboniger
Hylopetes bartelsi
Hylopetes nigripes
Hylopetes phayrei
Hylopetes platyurus
Hylopetes sagitta
Hylopetes sipora
Hylopetes spadiceus
Hylopetes winstoni
Iomys horsfieldi
Iomys sipora Mentawai
Petaurillus emiliae
Petaurillus hosei
Petaurillus kinlochii
Petaurista albiventer
Petaurista alborufus
Petaurista caniceps
Petaurista elegans
Petaurista hainana
Petaurista lena
Petaurista leucogenys
Petaurista magnificus
Petaurista nobilis
Petaurista petaurista
Petaurista philippensis
Petaurista xanthotis
Petaurista yunanensis
Petinomys crinitus
Petinomys fuscocapillus
Petinomys genibarbis
Petinomys hageni
Petinomys lugens
Petinomys mindanensis
Petinomys setosus
Petinomys vordermanni
Pteromys momonga
Pteromys volans
Pteromyscus pulverulentus
Trogopterus xanthipes
Anomalurops beecrofti
Anomalurus derbianus
Anomalurus pelii
Anomalurus pusillus
Idiurus macrotis
Idiurus zenkeri
Mahogany Glider
Petaurus gracilis
Javanese Flying Squirrel
Iomys horsfieldi
Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista magnificus
Hagen’s Flying Squirrel
Petinomys hageni