Southern flying squirrel

Southern flying squirrel
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Glaucomys
Species:	G. volans
Binomial name
	Glaucomys volans; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
	G. v. volans; G. v. chontali; G. v. goldmani; G. v. guerreroensis; G. v. herreranus; G. v. madrensis; G. v. oaxacensis; G. v. querceti; G. v. saturatus; G. v. texensis; G. v. underwoodi;
	Southern flying squirrel range
Synonyms
	Mus volans Linnaeus, 1758; Sciurus volans Pallas, 1778; Sciuropterus volans Jordan, 1890; Pteromys volans Swenk, 1915

The southern flying squirrel or the assapan (Glaucomys volans) is one of three species of flying squirrel found in North America. It is found in deciduous and mixed woods in the eastern half of North America, from southeastern Canada to Florida. Disjunct populations of this species have been recorded in the highlands of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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