Glaucomys sabrinus

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Northern Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Tribe : Pteromyini
Genus : Glaucomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Shaw, G.K. 1801. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol. II. Part 1. Mammalia. G. Kearsley, London, 226 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603356

Original name as described

Sciurus sabrinus

Other common names

Carolina Flying Squirrel · Alaska Coast Flying Squirrel · Atnarko Flying Squirrel · Bangs Flying Squirrel · Broad-footed Flying Squirrel · Cascade Flying Squirrel · Hudson Bay Flying Squirrel · Labrador Flying Squirrel · Mearns's Flying Squirrel · Okanagan Flying Squirrel · Richardson Flying Squirrel · Sierra Flying Squirrel · Yukon Flying Squirrel

Type locality

no type locality given. Restricted by A. H. Howell in 1918 to the mouth of the Severn River, Ontario, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,UT,CO,WY,SD,ND,MN,WI,MI,ME,VT,NH,MA,NY,CT,RI,NJ,PA,VA,WV,TN,NC)

Taxonomy notes

previously included G. oregonensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Arbogast, B. S., Schumacher, K. I., Kerhoulas, N. J., Bidlack, A. L., Cook, J. A., & Kenagy, G. J. (2017). Genetic data reveal a cryptic species of New World flying squirrel: Glaucomys oregonensis. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(4), 1027-1041.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001621

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sciuropterus alpinus fuliginosus

(Rhoads, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 8058 (= SNR 1058)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

321

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1854600

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Glaucomys sabrinus gouldi

R. M. Anderson, 1943

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gouldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 13873

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Annual Report of the Provancher Society of Natural History, Québec

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus goodwini

R. M. Anderson, 1943

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goodwini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 4959

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Annual Report of the Provancher Society of Natural History, Québec

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus canescens

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:7663

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=bfa33296-b405-4e90-a62d-963d370d6848

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338549

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus sabrinus makkovikensis

(Sornborger, 1900)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

makkovikensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10476, MCZ:Mamm:10477, MCZ:Mamm:10478

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10476 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10477 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10478

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5466893

Authority publication

Ottawa Naturalist

Sciuropterus alpinus bangsi

(Rhoads, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bangsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-6959

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-6959

Authority page

321

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1854600

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Glaucomys sabrinus lucifugus

E. R. Hall, 1934

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifugus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:47613

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:47613

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus reductus

Cowan, 1937

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

reductus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 2394

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510340

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus murinauralis

Musser, 1961

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

murinauralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:15652

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:15652

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571246

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus alpinus zaphaeus

(Osgood, 1905)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

zaphaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:136137

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397ecdc2c-2907-48ac-8151-5407a56b0d95

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265601

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sciuropterus yukonensis

(Osgood, 1900)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yukonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:19909 (= USNM:MAMM:A35320)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e47f3ab5-191e-418e-b0d5-61045eb36ba8

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800080

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Glaucomys bullatus

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24271 (= USNM:MAMM:A31675)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec34468d-2b0b-42a4-ae80-3add926214e1

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338523

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Glaucomys sabrinus griseifrons

A. H. Howell, 1934

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:256993

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fca9d35a-66be-4eaf-a38f-9aec9dd39860

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus

G. S. Miller, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:260420

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/304e5c0d2-9214-45b3-bac6-1457c1490aff

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34552435

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus

Handley, 1953

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

coloratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:292278

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a1239a9e-2fb5-4ac9-893d-c3654c03049f

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36185114

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus latipes

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

latipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68753

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b115ee5-3202-4e1d-810a-d39a218c58a3

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338553

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus sabrinus macrotis

(Mearns, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:83152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aef146e8-dc2a-496f-b48d-4a2d48c1b25c

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15716344

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Glaucomys sabrinus columbiensis

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:94310

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39c7c344b-299e-4735-a9de-68bca77ada55

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338553

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus sabrinus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sabrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciuropterus volucella hudsonius

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

596

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Glaucomys sabrinus bangsi

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bangsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806074

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus bullatus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806075

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Glaucomys sabrinus fuliginosus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806073

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sabrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806072

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:351, 352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39553/22256914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Glaucomys sabrinus alpinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus macrotis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus makkovikensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

makkovikensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus sabrinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sabrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yukonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys sabrinus zaphaeus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

zaphaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus hudsonius

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751373

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus sabrinus

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sabrinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603356

Authority publication

London

Pteromys canadensis

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

170

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Pteromys alpinus

(J. Richardson, 1828)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339596

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

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