Flying Squirrel Range. Flying squirrels (scientifically known as pteromyini or petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family sciuridae. Flying squirrels — which actually glide, not fly — date back to at least the oligocene epoch, and 1.
The southern flying squirrel or the assapan (glaucomys volans) is one of three species of the genus glaucomys and one of three flying squirrel species found in north america.
Longest recorded flight was 300 feet. That is a long damn way for one little squirrel to fly. During 2002 and 2003, southern flying squirrels occurred >200 km farther north than we expected. Flying squirrel, any of more than 50 species of gliding squirrels that range across north america and eurasia.