Humboldt’s flying squirrel Archives

When flying squirrels glow pink

February 6, 2019

Three species of flying squirrels, including southern (Glaucomys Volans), northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and Humboldt’s flying (Glaucomys oregonensis) squirrels, turn a bright pink when they’re under ultraviolet light, researchers found. Biologist John Martin found accidentally found …

New species, ‘Humboldt’s flying squirrel,’ discovered

June 28, 2017

Certain populations of small, dark flying squirrels that live in cool forests along the Pacific Coast are actually a unique species that had never been classified before, researchers discovered. They named the new species — …