Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw, 1801). Gen. Zool., 2:157.

TYPE LOCALITY: Not specified. Restricted by Howell (1918:33) to the mouth of Severn River, Ontario, Canada.

DISTRIBUTION: Alaska and Canada, NW USA to S California and W South Dakota (Black Hills), NE USA to S Appalachian Mtns.

STATUS: U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered as G. s. coloratus and G. s. fuscus.

SYNONYMS: alpinus (Richardson, 1828); bangsi (Rhoads, 1897); bullatus A. Howell, 1915; californicus (Rhoads, 1897); canadensis (E. Geoffroy, 1803); canescens A. Howell, 1915; coloratus Handley, 1953; columbiensis A. Howell, 1915; flaviventris A. Howell, 1915; fuliginosus (Rhoads, 1897); fuscus Miller, 1936; goodwini Anderson, 1943; gouldi Anderson, 1943; griseifrons A. Howell, 1934; hudsonicus Gmelin, 1788; klamathensis (Merriam, 1897); lascivus (Bangs, 1899); latipes A. Howell, 1915; lucifugus Hall, 1934; macrotis (Mearns, 1898); makkovikensis (Sornborger, 1900); murinauralis Musser, 1961; olympicus (Elliot, 1899); oregonensis (Bachman, 1839); reductus Cowan, 1937; stephensi (Merriam, 1900); yukonensis (Osgood, 1900); zaphaeus (Osgood, 1905).

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Wells-Gosling and Heaney (1984, Mammalian Species, 229).