Humboldt's Flying Squirrel

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Glaucomys oregonensis

Humboldt's Flying Squirrel, a reference photo
Photo: Barbogast · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. The squirrel was named after the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Humboldt's Flying Squirrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species
Glaucomys oregonensis

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