Glaucomys volans (rodent)

Mass: 67.4 g based on Layne 1958 and Lindsay 1960

Abundance: 0.01 to 69.69% (median 0.55%)

Latitudinal range: 33.0° to 43.0°

Habitats: (12), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (4), temperate coniferous forest (3)

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Found in 19 samples

United States: Memphis, Glenn Dale, Savannah River Site (S2), Savannah River Site (U1), Savannah River Site (U2), The Wilds, Ardis (Late Pleistocene), Bluegrass (macro) (Holocene), Croley-Evans (Holocene), Cole Gravel Pit (Holocene), Hosterman's Pit (Holocene), Robinson Cave (Late Pleistocene), Meyer Cave (Holocene), Bootlegger Sink (Pleistocene - Holocene), Prairie Creek (Zone B) (Holocene), New Paris Sinkhole No. 4 (Late Pleistocene), Natural Chimneys (Late Pleistocene), Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (logs, feature), Granite Cave (Holocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass69.5 gN = 1Layne 1958
♀ body mass73.7 gN = 1Lindsay 1960
♂ body mass59.7 gN = 1Layne 1958
♀ hind foot length32 mmN = 1Layne 1958
♂ hind foot length28 mmN = 1Layne 1958
♀ tail length92 mmN = 1Layne 1958
♂ tail length96 mmN = 1Layne 1958
♀ total body length227 mmN = 1Layne 1958
♂ total body length217 mmN = 1Layne 1958

See also Glaucomys, Glaucomys sabrinus, Glaucomys sp.