Siberian flying squirrel

Its gestation period is 30 days, with 2.6 young per litter and 1.5 litters per year. The IUCN Red List places it in the Least Concern category, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

140 g – 143.8 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

7.6 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

11.4 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

30 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2.6src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

1.5src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The siberian flying squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familySciuridae
6. genusPteromys
7. SpeciesPteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pteromys russicus, Pteromys sibiricus, Pteromys volans aluco, Pteromys volans arsenjevi, Pteromys volans buechneri, Pteromys volans incanus, Pteromys volans volans, Pteromys vulgaris, Sciuropterus aluco, Sciuropterus russicus aluco, Sciurus volans

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LC, Least Concern

Japanese dwarf flying squirrel

Pteromys momonga

Sciuridae

S

Sciuropterus gaudryi

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

S

Sciuropterus jourdani

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

S

Sciuropterus maerens

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

CompareSiberian flying squirrel vs Japanese dwarf flying squirrelSiberian flying squirrel vs Sciuropterus gaudryiSiberian flying squirrel vs Sciuropterus jourdaniSiberian flying squirrel vs Sciuropterus maerens

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@misc{siberian_flying_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-flying-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}