Flying Squirrel Gliding. Three species are north american, two live in northern eurasia, and all others are found in the temperate and tropical forests of india and other parts of asia.although these rodents do not fly, glides of up to 450 metres (almost 1,500 feet) have been recorded for giant flying squirrels (petaurista). Sugar gliders earned their name from their love of eating nectar and flowers but they eat insects too.

The diversity of flying squirrels and gliding animals in general in southeast asia presents an additional challenge for surveying canopy wildlife.

Their gliding wings and big eyes are analogous structures. A glider flying with constant force coefficients will eventually achieve equilibrium given sufficient time, height, and distance to travel. This is the skin that extends from their front to hind legs allowing them to glide between the trees avoiding predators they might come into contact with on the ground. Flying squirrel, (tribe pteromyini), any of more than 50 species of gliding squirrels.