It has a life span of about 5 years in the wild, and about 13 years in captivity. Flying squirrels live in deciduous forests in North America. The flying squirrel is an endangered species. Flying squirrels have brown-gray fur, large eyes, and clawed feet. Southern flying squirrels are smaller and more aggressive than Northern flying squirrels.
Squirrels eat mostly plants, like seeds, nuts, leaves, maple sap, bulbs, bark, flowers, and roots.
Less often, they eat insects, eggs, worms, eggs, small birds, and other small animals. Flying Squirrels are hunted by weasels, foxes , hawks, and coyotes. Without our visitors' support, Enchanted Learning would soon be off-line.