Flying Squirrels
A current species directory for the gliding squirrels of tribe Pteromyini. The main list contains 58 living full species; subspecies and old taxonomic aliases are kept outside the count so the directory does not double-count names.
Kashmir Flying Squirrel
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
Least ConcernHumboldt’s Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys oregonensis
Not EvaluatedNorthern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Least ConcernSouthern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Least ConcernParticolored Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes alboniger
Least ConcernBartels’s Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes bartelsi
Not EvaluatedHainan Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes electilis
Not EvaluatedPalawan Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes nigripes
Near ThreatenedIndochinese Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes phayrei
Least ConcernJentink’s Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes platyurus
Not EvaluatedGray-cheeked Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes sagitta
Not EvaluatedSipora Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes sipora
EndangeredRed-cheeked Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes spadiceus
Least ConcernSumatran Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes winstoni
Not EvaluatedJavanese Flying Squirrel
Iomys horsfieldii
Least ConcernMentawai Flying Squirrel
Iomys sipora
EndangeredMorris’s Flying Squirrel
Olisthomys morrisi
Not EvaluatedLesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel
Petaurillus emiliae
Not EvaluatedHose’s Pygmy Flying Squirrel
Petaurillus hosei
Not EvaluatedSelangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel
Petaurillus kinlochii
Not EvaluatedBasilan Flying Squirrel
Petinomys crinitus
Least ConcernTravancore Flying Squirrel
Petinomys fuscocapillus
Least ConcernWhiskered Flying Squirrel
Petinomys genibarbis
VulnerableHagen’s Flying Squirrel
Petinomys hageni
Not EvaluatedSiberut Flying Squirrel
Petinomys lugens
VulnerableMindanao Flying Squirrel
Petinomys mindanensis
Least ConcernTemminck’s Flying Squirrel
Petinomys setosus
VulnerableVordermann’s Flying Squirrel
Petinomys vordermanni
VulnerableHimalayan Large-eared Flying Squirrel
Priapomys leonardi
Not EvaluatedNorthern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Aeretes melanopterus
Least ConcernBlack Flying Squirrel
Aeromys tephromelas
Not EvaluatedThomas’s Flying Squirrel
Aeromys thomasi
Least ConcernHairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Belomys pearsonii
Least ConcernNamdapha Flying Squirrel
Biswamoyopterus biswasi
Critically EndangeredMount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel
Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis
Not EvaluatedLaotian Flying Squirrel
Biswamoyopterus laoensis
Not EvaluatedWestern Woolly Flying Squirrel
Eupetaurus cinereus
EndangeredYunnan Woolly Flying Squirrel
Eupetaurus nivamons
Not EvaluatedTibetan Woolly Flying Squirrel
Eupetaurus tibetensis
Not EvaluatedWhite-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista albiventer
Not EvaluatedRed-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista alborufus
Least ConcernGray-headed Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista caniceps
Not EvaluatedSpotted Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista elegans
Least ConcernFormosan Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista grandis
Not EvaluatedHainan Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista hainanus
Not EvaluatedTaiwan Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista lena
Not EvaluatedJapanese Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista leucogenys
Least ConcernIndochinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista marica
Not EvaluatedBhutan Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista nobilis
Near ThreatenedNujiang Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista nujiangensis
Not EvaluatedRed Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista petaurista
Least ConcernIndian Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista philippensis
Least ConcernMebo Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista siangensis
Not EvaluatedChinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista xanthotis
Least ConcernJapanese Flying Squirrel
Pteromys momonga
Least ConcernSiberian Flying Squirrel
Pteromys volans
Least ConcernSmoky Flying Squirrel
Pteromyscus pulverulentus
EndangeredComplex-toothed Flying Squirrel
Trogopterus xanthipes
Near ThreatenedWhy some old names disappeared
Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus remains available as its own detailed conservation page, but it is not an extra full species in the 58-species count.
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