Interesting Facts about Flying Squirrels

• Flying squirrels don’t really fly—they glide using flaps of skin that stretch from the wrist of their front leg to the ankle of their back leg.

• Flying squirrels weigh only 2-4 ounces when full grown.

• Unlike gray squirrels or fox squirrel, flying squirrels are active at night.

• The scientific name of the southern flying squirrel is Glaucomys volans.