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Wildlife
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Northern Flying Squirrel
(Glaucomys sabrinus) |
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RANGE: Across Alaska and Canada into northeastern
and northwestern U.S.
STATUS: No state or federal protection for this species
HABITAT: Coniferous and mixed forests.
SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: Tree cavities for nesting, if a
tree cavity can not be found a simple round nest of moss,
lichen, and shredded bark is formed by tree limbs.
BREEDING: Litter of 2-5 born in May - June.
FOOD: Fungi, lichen, bark, insects, eggs, during the summer
months in , this species has been found to feed almost
exclusively on underground fungi.
REFERENCES: Burt 1952, Kritzman 1977 Cstui et.al. |
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