Gliding Mammals of the World

The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Asia, Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from central Africa and the gliding possums of Australia and New Guinea. Gliding Mammals of the World provides, for the first time, a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of these intriguing mammals.