Glaucomys volans

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Southern 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033874

Original name as described

Mus volans

Other common names

Mexican Flying Squirrel · Florida Flying Squirrel · Small Eastern Flying Squirrel · Southeastern Flying Squirrel · Texas Flying Squirrel

Type locality

"Virginia, Mexico." Restricted by D. G. Elliot in 1901 to Virginia, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras

Subregion distribution

USA(FL,AR,IA,RI,MO,IN,MI,NY,ND,DC,MN,IL,NH,LA,ME,MA,NC,CT,TX,TN,VT,GA,PA,OK,MD,MS,DE,VA,WV,AL,KS,NE,NJ,KY,SC,OH,WI)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001622

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.

Glaucomys volans underwoodi

G. G. Goodwin, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

underwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-123372

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-123372

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans oaxacensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1961

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oaxacensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-178733

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-178733

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62998756

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans chontali

G. G. Goodwin, 1961

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

chontali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-185014

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-185014

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62998748

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus volans querceti

(Bangs, 1896)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

querceti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2451

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328670

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sciuropterus silus

(Bangs, 1896)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

silus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-4931

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-4931

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328673

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Pteromys volans nebrascensis

(Swenk, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nebrascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:31865

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:31865

Authority page

151

Authority publication

University Studies

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus volans goldmani

(E. W. Nelson, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:132833

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a8e44b1-7e45-4f46-8096-bb993ac8af4b

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345563

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Glaucomys volans texensis

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

texensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:136400

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37f59fb42-a213-4410-95c3-a3247322b6eb

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338437

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 (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans saturatus

A. H. Howell, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:178366

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a51e6fc7-9752-461e-8f3a-9f409dca49b4

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338437

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 (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans madrensis

E. A. Goldman, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

madrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:261694

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f5f3c6d7-69ff-4f73-bcb7-c7d4d8297331

Authority page

463

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39872688

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans herreranus

E. A. Goldman, 1936

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

herreranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:261695

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37d143b2a-2ee7-454b-92a5-ee13150fd170

Authority page

463

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39872688

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans guerreroensis

Diersing, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guerreroensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:329704

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/308b54ab4-b5d5-4dbd-961e-4b1bd5beef3a

Authority page

162

Authority publication

The Southwestern Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pteromys Volucella

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volucella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165848

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Godman (1826:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)

Sciuropterus volucella

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volucella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207710

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1863:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sciuropterus voluccella

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

voluccella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Sciuropterus volucella volucella

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volucella

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 volans

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9240/115091392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Glaucomys volans goldmani

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

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 (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans querceti

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

querceti

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 (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Glaucomys volans volans

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volans

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 (2016:760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Mus volans

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033874

Authority publication

Stockholm

Sciurus Petaurista

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

petaurista

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

438

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873235

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:438, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Sciurus volucella

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

volucella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495179

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

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

Pteromys virginianus

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

virginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

451

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

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

Petauristus canadensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

xviii, 504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130079 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130589

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xviii, 504, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130079, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Pteromys americana

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

865

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375612

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus americanus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25312867

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Pteromys cucullatus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

cucullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

365

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

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