Stats

Lifespan

5-12 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This small rodent lives in the deciduous forests of eastern North America. It uses a furry membrane between its wrists to glide up to eighty meters between trees.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and self-sufficient.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Sciuridae

Genus

Glaucomys

Species

Glaucomys volans