Russian Flying Squirrel – Pteromys Volans

Distinguishing Features – Soft, silky pelage. Overall colouration, pale olive-brown; lighter buff-coloured underparts; tail flattened ventrally and densely haired; eyes large and luminous; skin membrane extends along flanks between wrists and ankles.

Habitat

Inhabits boreal coniferous forests of Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia and as far east as Northern Mongolia, Central and North-eastern China. Prefers dense forests. Tends to dwell in trees along rivers; lives usually in hollows.

Diet

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The main food of the flying squirrel is the leaves of deciduous trees in summer, and the catkins of birch and alder supplemented with the buds in winter; also seeds, berries, mushrooms, and buds of coniferous trees.

Notes

The Russian flying squirrel is nocturnal; it nests and roosts in daytime in tree cavities and dreys. They make long nocturnal trips to forage and return to the nest before sunrise.