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states of Virginia and West Virginia.
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sabrinus) that lives in high altitudes in the Allegheny Mountains in the U.S. Average measurements: 276 mm (total length), 126 mm (tail), 36 mm (hind foot),70-140 g (total weight) (Whitaker) The Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus and abbreviated as VNSF) is a subspecies of northern flying squirrels (G.They will also lap up sap from trees and sometimes eat small vertebrates (Whitaker) Will also eat cones, fern sporangia, pollen, seeds, buds, fruits, some epigeous fungi, insects, and other animal material.Does not store food for winter as fungi are available year-round.Mostly fungi and lichens, not as dependent on nuts and seeds as many other species in Family Sciuridae The meaning of FLYING SQUIRREL is either of two small nocturnal North American squirrels (Glaucomys volans and G.Can occasionally be found living in small family groups(Whitaker).
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