Florida mammals

Southern Flying Squirrel in Florida

Glaucomys volans

Native to Florida SNR Unranked in Florida

Not listed as nonindigenous in Florida by USGS NAS; native to its Florida range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Southern Flying Squirrel in Florida, by the numbers

Common in Florida 32nd most recorded of 116 mammals logged in Florida

300 occurrence records
291 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 25, 2026 Last seen in Florida

Records from 2000–2026.

300 total records count every Florida occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 292; the monthly chart covers the 292 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Southern Flying Squirrel in Florida

Most sightings fall in April to May.

292 Florida occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Florida records (table)
MonthRecords
January30
February21
March21
April36
May54
June25
July11
August4
September21
October32
November25
December12

Monthly southern flying squirrel occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Florida, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Florida, with recorded sightings peaking in April–May.

Occurrence map

Where Southern Flying Squirrel has been recorded in Florida

292 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

292 Florida records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station 23
Blackwater River State Forest 5
Lake Talquin State Forest 2
Split Oak Forest Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area 2
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area 2
Etoniah Creek State Forest 1
Silver River State Park 1
Manatee Springs State Park 1

Protected places with the most southern flying squirrel sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Florida

CountyRecords
Putnam County 34
Alachua County 33
Marion County 17
Santa Rosa County 14
Duval County 11
Seminole County 10
Palm Beach County 10
Polk County 9
Hillsborough County 8
Wakulla County 8
Escambia County 8
Pinellas County 7
35 other counties 131

The complete county distribution, spread across 47 Florida counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

All 180 of Florida’s southern flying squirrel records come through GBIF rather than iNaturalist, so the map leans on specimen and survey data more than recent citizen sightings. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is the only named site, with a single logged record there. NatureServe hasn’t assigned the species a Florida rank, listing it SNR, unranked.

Monthly counts actually climb in November, clearly above the rest of the year. Numbers hold fairly steady from spring through midsummer, then dip sharply in August and September before that November rise.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Southern Flying Squirrel in other states

More mammals in Florida in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources: