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Monday Morning Mystery 052520
I know this is a gruesome mystery, so my apologies.
I saw this dead mammal on the shoulder of Franklin Tpke near the CF.
It looked big for a mouse or even a chipmunk.
Anybody know that it is? Was?
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Tesh said “A dead northern flying squirrel.”
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I was going to guess flying squirrel too. I’d never heard of one until recently when a friend here in Allendale had them getting inside their house.
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i… i think that’s a flying squirrel. basing this on the ears, the dark edges of the eyes, and the tail having a flattened appearance. also, the skin does look pretty loose along the flanks.
i could be wrong! i’ve never seen one. i think southern flying squirrel would be the more likely of the two, although new jersey does have both, apparently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_flying_squirrel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_flying_squirrel
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Sally
Tesh said “A dead northern flying squirrel.”
Bruce Davis
I was going to guess flying squirrel too. I’d never heard of one until recently when a friend here in Allendale had them getting inside their house.
julie
i… i think that’s a flying squirrel. basing this on the ears, the dark edges of the eyes, and the tail having a flattened appearance. also, the skin does look pretty loose along the flanks.
i could be wrong! i’ve never seen one. i think southern flying squirrel would be the more likely of the two, although new jersey does have both, apparently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_flying_squirrel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_flying_squirrel