Most of the Southern Flying Squirrel's range is east of the Mississippi River, but it occurs west of the river in central Texas, and as far south as Honduras, in Central America. Like the Northern Flying Squirrel, it has a gliding membrane (patagium) and a flattened tail. Learn more about the Glaucomys volans, more commonly known as a Southern Flying Squirrel, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.