flying squirrel
Patagium-equipped forest mammal
A flying squirrel is a small nocturnal squirrel with membranes of skin stretching between its front and back legs, allowing it to glide between trees.
The squirrel doesn't truly fly but extends its limbs to form a parachute-like surface: A flying squirrel glided from the oak to the maple.
Animal body hair
claws · lightweight · compact · large eyes · furry · rodent · Sciuridae · warm-blooded
Thin tissue sheet
- soarAscend to heights
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
descend · airborne · sail · coast · waft · aerodynamics · lift · launch
Overhead protective covering
- treetopUppermost branches
- branchDivision or woody limb
- perchResting spot for birds
- climbAscend using effort
leafy · deciduous · coniferous · woodland · forest · nesting · cavity · tree hollow
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- twilightLight after sunset
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- darknessTotal absence of light
nighttime · large eyes · night vision · crepuscular · owls · roosting · silent · stealthy
fur
Animal body hair
paws · claws · lightweight · compact · large eyes · furry · rodent · Sciuridae · warm-blooded · quadruped
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
float · descend · airborne · sail · coast · waft · aerodynamics · lift · launch · landing
canopy
Overhead protective covering
climb · leafy · deciduous · coniferous · woodland · forest · nesting · cavity · tree hollow · den
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
darkness · nighttime · large eyes · night vision · crepuscular · owls · roosting · silent · stealthy · foraging
agile
Limber and quick-moving
alert · social · gliding · foraging · territorial · nesting · caching · feeding · scurrying · leaping
- squirrelschipmunk, bushy tail
- Gliding Animalssugar glider
- flightfly, aviation, aircraft, airplane, airplanes
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- flying thingsairplane, bird, butterfly, helicopter, jet
- forest lifefox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker, chipmunk
flying squirrelground squirrel
Burrowing rodent species
prairie dog · groundhog · marmot · gopher · mole
flying squirrelburrowing animal
Animal that digs tunnels
mole · naked mole rat · pocket gopher · groundhog · badger
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