Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 13

Existing Protection or Other Status Designations

Glaucomys volans is “yellow listed” by Nova Scotia, indicating it is “sensitive to human activities or natural events” (Nova Scotia DNR 2002). Ontario ranks the southern flying squirrel as “special concern” (Ontario MNR 2004). Québec lists the species as “likely to become threatened or vulnerable” (M. Lepage pers comm. 2004; Québec MRNFP 2004). G. volans was designated Special Concern by COSEWIC in 1988. Conservation rankings provided by NatureServe (2004) are given in Table 8.

Table 8: NatureServe (2004) Conservation Rankings for Southern Flying Squirrel by Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Ranking
Global G5  (Nov 1996)
Canada N3  (Jan 2000)
Ontario S31
Québec S3
Nova Scotia S1
USA N5  (Nov 1996)
Michigan S5
New York S5
Vermont S4
New Hampshire S5
Maine SU

Only US states that border Canada within southern flying squirrel range are included.

1 Ontario is expected to change sub-national status to S4 in the near future.

 

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