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Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. The squirrel was named after the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and California's Humboldt County, which is one of the areas inhabited by the squirrel.

Fluorescence
Humboldt's flying squirrel is part of a larger family of New World flying squirrels whose fur glow pink under ultraviolet light. The presence of fluorescent coats could be a result of an evolutionary adaptation to dark environments that helps facilitate communication between individual flying squirrels and prevent detection from potential predators.

Link to article: Humboldt's flying squirrel

Distribution and Habitat
Humboldt's flying squirrels are found in coniferous and mixed coniferous forests from southern British Columbia to southern California. They live in thick coastal forests where there is plenty of room for them to glide from tree to tree. Populations of Humboldt's flying squirrels are more concentrated in old forests where the relatively stable environment allows for fewer offspring in each litter.

Sources for Humboldt's flying squirrel:

https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/81/2/299/2372713

https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/100/1/21/5299493

https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1633&context=etd

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eth.13130

https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/101/1/187/5688700