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Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus · Sciuridae
Where it's found
Every region with Northern Flying Squirrel in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Uncommon | #043 | |
| United States of America | Rare | #109 | |
| Alberta | Rare | #034 | |
| British Columbia | Rare | #024 | |
| Maine | Rare | #013 | |
| Minnesota | Rare | #016 | |
| Montana | Legendary | #018 | |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #014 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #014 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #015 | |
| South Dakota | Rare | #019 | |
| Utah | Legendary | #025 | |
| Vermont | Legendary | #010 | |
| Wisconsin | Legendary | #013 | |
| Alaska | Rare | #015 | Vagrant |
| Manitoba | Rare | #013 | Vagrant |
| Michigan | Rare | #013 | Vagrant |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #012 | Vagrant |
| New York | Rare | #014 | Vagrant |
| North Carolina | Rare | #015 | Vagrant |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #013 | Vagrant |
| Québec | Rare | #019 | Vagrant |
| Washington | Rare | #023 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A soft grey-brown squirrel with huge dark eyes, a flat tail and a furry membrane between wrists and ankles that lets it glide.
Where
Mature mixed and boreal forest across the parkland and north; nests in old woodpecker holes.
When
Year-round but strictly nocturnal; found at bird feeders after dark or gliding between trees at dusk.
Tips
If you see a squirrel at night, it's this one. Enormous eyes and a flattened tail.
Related species
Mammals near it in Alberta's dex.
#033 · Common🦌Richardson's Ground Squirrel
#035 · Common🦌Columbian Ground Squirrel
#036 · Common🦌North American porcupine
#032 · Uncommon🦌Muskrat
#031 · Common🦌Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
#037 · Uncommon
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