The tail is white to grayish white below. The southern flying squirrel is smaller than the northern ... The potential lifespan is 10 years, but few adults survive beyond 5 years. Raccoons, foxes, ...

Barred, great horned, and screech owls, goshawks, and red-tailed hawks are some of the documented predators of the northern flying squirrel. Mammals that are known to prey upon this rodent include the ...

Most flying vertebrates evolved shorter bony tails as they took to the skies. Early pterosaurs differed from other flying animals, as they sported long, thin, bony tails with a paddle-like "vane ...