GLIDING BEHAVIOR OF JAPANESE GIANT FLYING SQUIRRELS (PETAURISTA LEUCOGENYS)

Brian J. Stafford; Richard W. Thorington Jr.; Takeo Kawamichi

doi:10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0553:GBOJGF>2.0.CO;2

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Brian J. Stafford,^1,2 Richard W. Thorington Jr.,² Takeo Kawamichi³

¹aDepartment of Anatomy, Howard University College of Medicine, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059
²bDivision of Mammals, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithson
³cDepartment of Biology, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Osaka, Sumiyoshi-ku 558–8585, Japan (TK)

Abstract

Gliding behavior of Japanese giant flying squirrels, Petaurista leucogenys, was studied at Nara Park, Japan. We observed 150 glides. We were able to calculate glide ratios on 57 glides and airspeeds on 29 glides. Glide ratios (distance/[altitude lost]) averaged 1.87, and a glide ratio of 3–3.5 seems to represent an upper performance limit for P. leucogenys. Airspeeds (4.39–9.47 m/s) were substantially lower than reported in other studies, and glide angles were higher (17.74–34.99°). Aspect ratios of the animals in mid-glide averaged 1.42.

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Brian J. Stafford, Richard W. Thorington Jr., and Takeo Kawamichi "GLIDING BEHAVIOR OF JAPANESE GIANT FLYING SQUIRRELS (PETAURISTA LEUCOGENYS)," Journal of Mammalogy 83(2), 553-562, (1 May 2002). https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0553:GBOJGF>2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 11 September 2001; Published: 1 May 2002

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