Glaucomys Thomas 1908 (flying squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Pteromyinae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
See also Alroy 2002, Eshelman et al. 2025, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Hylopetes, Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petauristini, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus
Subtaxa: Glaucomys sabrinus Glaucomys volans
Ecology: gliding granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (39: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
Total: 39 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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