A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of ... The general color of the upper portions of the body, head and tail of the southern flying squirrel is ...

This skin membrane is called patagium, and though the animal does not actually fly like birds or bats, they have great skill in ‘gliding’ short distances. It is said that the direction and speed of ...

such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and birth depend on the species as well. Many are promiscuous, meaning that males and females mate with multiple ...

It featured Formosan giant flying squirrels – nocturnal, cat-sized mammals with bushy tails and a wing-like membrane called a patagium ... a photo of a flying squirrel asleep on a window ...