What does glide mean?
Fly without moving wings
What does scarce mean?
Not enough of something
What is an omnivore?
Eats meat and plants
What does species mean?
Types of a specific animal
What does nocturnal mean?
Awake at night and asleep during the day
Where does the flying squirrel live?
Nests of other animals and birds, especially the woodpecker holes
How many different species of flying squirrel are there?
About 50
What food does the flying squirrel eat?
nuts, fruit, seeds, fungi, insects and small birds
What is the furthest recorded flight for a flying squirrel?
About 90m
What is a predator?
An animal that hunts and eats other animals
Name a predator of the flying squirrel.
cats, dogs, raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, snakes
The flying squirrel is less active in what season?
Winter
What is a membrane?
A thin sheet of tissue or skin
How is the flying squirrel different to a regular squirrel?
Membrane between its front and back legs
What is a parachute?
A canopy that fills with air, allowing something to fall slowly