Where Do Flying Squirrels Actually Live in the US?
Flying Squirrels live in 42 US states and are confirmed absent from 3 more, based on 14,877 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut and Delaware, and 36 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Flying Squirrels have zero confirmed wild sightings in Arizona, Hawaii and New Mexico, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (42)
- flying squirrels in Alabama
- flying squirrels in Alaska
- flying squirrels in Arkansas
- flying squirrels in California
- flying squirrels in Connecticut
- flying squirrels in Delaware
- flying squirrels in Florida
- flying squirrels in Georgia
- flying squirrels in Idaho
- flying squirrels in Illinois
- flying squirrels in Indiana
- flying squirrels in Iowa
- flying squirrels in Kansas
- flying squirrels in Kentucky
- flying squirrels in Louisiana
- flying squirrels in Maine
- flying squirrels in Maryland
- flying squirrels in Massachusetts
- flying squirrels in Michigan
- flying squirrels in Minnesota
- flying squirrels in Montana
- flying squirrels in New Hampshire
- flying squirrels in New Jersey
- flying squirrels in New York
- flying squirrels in North Carolina
- flying squirrels in North Dakota
- flying squirrels in Ohio
- flying squirrels in Oklahoma
- flying squirrels in Oregon
- flying squirrels in Pennsylvania
- flying squirrels in Rhode Island
- flying squirrels in South Carolina
- flying squirrels in South Dakota
- flying squirrels in Tennessee
- flying squirrels in Texas
- flying squirrels in Utah
- flying squirrels in Vermont
- flying squirrels in Virginia
- flying squirrels in Washington
- flying squirrels in West Virginia
- flying squirrels in Wisconsin
- flying squirrels in Wyoming
Not found (3)
- Arizona
- Hawaii
- New Mexico
Frequently asked questions
What states do flying squirrels live in?+
Flying Squirrels have confirmed wild populations in 42 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are flying squirrels not found in the US?+
Flying Squirrels have no confirmed wild sightings in Arizona, Hawaii and New Mexico.