Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel Compilation

The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga; Japanese: ???????; Hepburn: Nihon momonga) is one of two species of Old World flying squirrels.
It is native to Japan where it inhabits sub-alpine forests and boreal evergreen forests on Honshu and Kyushu islands.
It grows to a length of 20 cm (8 in) and has a membrane connecting its wrists and ankles which enables it to glide from tree to tree. During the day this squirrel hides in a hole, usually in a coniferous tree, emerging at night to feed on buds, leaves, bark, fruits and seeds. This squirrel faces no particular threats, has a wide range and is relatively common, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a "least-concern species".
The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel is nocturnal, and during the day it rests in holes in trees. It eats seeds, fruit, tree leaves, buds and bark. It can leap from tree to tree using a gliding membrane called its patagium. The patagium works as a wingsuit enabling it to maneuver and glide through the air.
When it feeds, the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel assumes a hanging posture. It will pull a twig to its mouth with its forepaws if the twig is not strong enough to support its weight and obtain food at the tip.
While picking up food scattered on the ground, it will extend its body in an intermediate range around its body without moving its hind legs.
Multiple individuals of this species can be found grouped together on a single tree, however usually these individuals tend to be of the same sex when it is not mating season. Mating nests are usually shared by one breeding pair.
Japanese dwarf flying squirrels have evolved differently from other Sciuridae. The differences between Japanese dwarf flying squirrels and other Sciuridae is evident when comparing morphology of the mandible and genetic code. The mandible of the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel does not have a coronoid process unlike the American dwarf squirrels (Microsciurus). The marmots (Marmota) also have a more elongated mandible than the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel. This is due to phylogeny and ecology.There are also large differences in chromosome structure between P. momonga and the only other member of the Pteromys genus, Pteromys volans. Though they have the same number of chromosomes (2n=38), their karyotypes differ extensively due to pericentric inversions, tandem fusions, and deletion of large segments of the autosomes and the Y chromosome. Because of these deletions, the P. volans genome contains about fifteen percent less DNA than P. momonga. These findings suggest that the karyotype of P. momonga more closely resembles the ancestor of P. volans and P. momonga.
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[@amythe470]

America “ I wonder why Japan are obsessed with small things with huge eyes” Japanese flying squirrel “ so ... ima just .... slide on in”

[@BobSmith-jf6qr]

Amy The 4 we have em in America I have one as a pet lol

[@sendmorerum8241]

@@BobSmith-jf6qr , they are not native to America, lol. You probably have a sugar glider which is not even a rodent but a marsupial, hence it has only half of the cuteness.

[@trixluck]

Oh, I completely understand and condone Japanese people's obsession with cuteness.

[@patriciamerry7888]

@@sendmorerum8241 Per the National WIldlife Federation - "Northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) are the only two native flying squirrel species found in North America." They are NOT sugar gliders. They are a bit larger than the Japanese Dwarf and tend more to the gray/brown color.

[@mattieawwyeah]

Umm... it didn’t fly... like not even once.

[@bokhonghat01]

How can it be so cute? Look at their big, sparkling eyes

[@davidmicka816]

Cuteness overload

[@Tiko-ve8ef]

No cap

[@DarkWinterZ]

@@Tiko-ve8ef my device detected a translation possiblity because it thought "cap" was foreign. So i taped on "translate" and it translated to "Not at all" I can make it "no cap" to "Not at all" lmaooo

[@zanewehye6518]

@@DarkWinterZ I got it doesn’t fit😳

[@Al-waqwaq]

アインズウールゴウン

[@Deluluforbeomgyu]

kyune ovaloh

[@Quackkyty]

I can't stop laughing out loud at the very beginning where the peeking squish ball got pushed by the other one to have a look outside!! SO FRIKIN ADORABLE!!

[@onetiredboiakamadlad1348]

SO CUTE (my heart is melting so much)

[@animaltales7477]

Ohh :)

[@dippyfresh8155]

We do that

[@liztheclown-5568]

Same!

[@adamben-shimon7513]

These are the cutest squirrels I have ever seen.

[@danjordan1979]

They're literally the cutest squirrels on the planet! 😍

[@oliverkaufman9799]

So cute it made me cry

[@KeinKlischeeKanake]

Echt jetzt? -_-

[@chippi3878]

Oliver Kaufman so cute hope they go to heaven

[@eltonblox]

I want that squirrel

[@cv03333]

DAME MÁS PAN You want them to die and go to heaven?

[@chippi3878]

ddeniiseeV no i hope they go to heaven because everyone dies in life and it would be sad if squirrels won’t go to heaven

[@DiestroCorleone]

It's the most adorable animal ever. Period. There's no way to go from here.

[@juanfifi4624]

I don't know if you would consider this as cute but I recommend looking up the Dik-Dik

[@cosmicreef5858]

no such thing everyone is equally adorable

[@gracypaul8880]

Other countries : Why does japan get all the cute stuff? Nature:

[@liliegoshies]

I swear these are the cutest lil' fluffballs I've ever seen.

[@pearlwatchesyousleep476]

Those things are so fat they’re cute!

[@semichic7411]

Yeah, their like pom poms!

[@whafflee4263]

fluffy

[@Sicktreefarmrealsmooth]

man why don't we have these babys in america

[@eltonblox]

He is soo cute i want hug he

[@eltonblox]

The problem is because he lives in japan

[@teezy8163]

ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🐿🐿🐿

[@spiritindasky1311]

Tiny, sweet, and their fur looks so very soft.

[@stevedavis3496]

Me: Muuuuummm can we get a pet? Mum: what dog is it? Me: no it’s a Japanese flying squirrel

[@toruinouelover]

Have fun convincing her lol 😂

[@eltonblox]

If u get give me

[@vmnesa]

Did she say yes?

[@ChayleneHuang]

u predicted my question

[@suguruerin]

Hahah

[@doctorwho4ever5]

This sounds extreme, but I would die for them.

[@egglementswolf]

Absolutefandomtrash but it’ll be sad if u get them but you’re already dead

[@0x.h.x720]

@@egglementswolf Do you mean omae wa mou shindeiru?

[@cringe453]

That isnt extreme, I would too

[@oussamaelannaoui5649]

We*

[@cmv8722]

…………….You probably live with your parents don’t you?

[@LunaCrystalWolf45]

I exploded from cuteness overload the moment it started OMG SO MUCH CUTENESS (SQUEEING INTENSIFIES)

[@DreamDancer82]

YEah, that's me in a nutshell. I can't handle the cuteness!

[@maeldnt]

Why everything turn out to be cuter in Japan ( Except for salamanders ... )

[@gcorvette84]

*_oml the salamander be lookin like a fish/crocadile_*

[@IlyaLavendae]

ekit pratt Because Japan is probably the best country on the planet (in my opinion...)

[@IlyaLavendae]

@@user-hw3xg7mz7o Oh nice :D

[@6-string_guitar578]

@@user-hw3xg7mz7o こんにちは👋😃

[@deadchannel5557]

@@6-string_guitar578 Hi

[@laurawasnewsky155]

It's a real life Emolga

[@ursulakele6670]

I hope they know in Japan what a treasure they have in these cute little animals !!!!!

[@m-ishmeow]

Omg that’s far too cute for the human world! Can imagine heaven’s full of these little creatures lol

[@facetwit99]

THAT LOOKS LIKE A POKEMON IT'S SO CUTE

[@marieklassen6133]

OMGOODNESS!!!!! Sooooo adorable!

[@pjmiller9870]

Beautiful compilation of darling little animals. Thank you.

[@kongfeet81]

The fabled Japanese flying floof

[@tehalanip.7921]

American squirrels: looks like they have mental issues* Japanese squirrels: cute, adorable, looks very fluffy, looks like an amazing house pet

[@jesusnicolas7734]

Yea

[@jesusnicolas7734]

Which is cuter

[@tehalanip.7921]

@@jesusnicolas7734 Japan's

[@jesusnicolas7734]

Yea japan

[@ArranVid]

@@jesusnicolas7734 Equally cute

[@anwarhussain2916]

Me looking up internet: wHere cAn i gEt a Japanese fLyIng squirrel

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

probably in Japan

[@kianeeeee]

It's so CUTE, I'M DYING OF CUTENESS

[@calebmoyer3456]

at the time of my typing this, this is the ONLY VIDEO with over 2 thousand views and zero dislikes

[@aiyanna_lyn]

Now 40 dislikes 😔

[@jackmonty3065]

Now 63 how the hell is that possible

[@ChayleneHuang]

make it 71 WHICH IS ILLEGAL

[@tundra-bun]

88 dislikes...

[@Swimbait_fishing]

I just added another dislike

[@zarnabgohar1171]

Dislikes? Like seriously? It is the most beautiful and cute thing ever existed on this planet!!💞

[@KennethV2000]

No dislikes

[@TheOrene]

Little known fact: this is where they got the idea to make their characters with such big eyes

[@KittyHerder]

This explains anime, Pokémon and well... I'm going to settle in here.

[@lake5633]

the second i saw em' i died from a cuteness overLOAD (screeching they were "so cute!!" was part of it)

[@MK_333]

Ezo momonga is a subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel Inhabiting area: Hokkaido in Japan Siberian flying squirrel = Finland to Siberia, Primorsky Krai, northern China, Korean Peninsula, Sakhalin, Hokkaido Ezo momonga Inhabiting area= Hokkaido in Japan

[@colette8022]

Mikiko Kaminaka THANK YOU! I hate that everyone refers to this as a Japanese dwarf flying squirrel when it’s in fact a Siberian flying squirrel.

[@kaiqueoak8519]

They are so little and cute :3

[@bellasmindbroke]

These animals don’t even look real omg they are so cute!! I’m in love 😍

[@gingerbredman2692]

if i’m not a Japanese squirrel when i grow up then i’m not becoming an adult

[@lololol779]

What has quarantine done to you

[@gug1413]

Amazing cuteness made me speechless

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

At first, I legit thought that these were stuffed animals that people put in trees. Had to see a video to believe they were real. I want 10! ^_^

[@paintedjackal7157]

I encourage people in this comment section who think that only Japan gets the “cute and exotic” animals to look up just how many types of flying squirrel there are. :) While I can indefinitely say there is nothing quite as chubby and adorable as the Japanese Dwarf Flyer, I can indefinitely say that North America has both the Northern and Southern flying squirrel! They’re actually seen as pests in some areas, chewing up the insides of roofs in groups up to 60 in some cases, lmao. They’re very small and nocturnal, so most will go their entire lives without seeing one. :0 You might just be closer to a flyer than you think, ESPECIALLY if you live in the rural US!

[@satyadeepborah1143]

Everything in Japan is cute

[@DarkWinterAMV]

Did you know that the Pokemon Emolga is based on this exact squirrel? It's my favourite Pokemon

[@yoselynmendez4402]

Su belleza es indescriptible son demasiado tiernas😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 morire de ternura

[@DreamDancer82]

These guys are wanted for murder. They just killed me with cuteness overload.

[@phyllyppe1000]

The white flying squirrel looks like a baby rabbit

[@jedahaw]

Momonga!

[@animaltales7477]

Absolutely !

[@minhnguyenduc4165]

ezo momoga

[@krishanicole3720]

Why they be looking like sugar gliders tho? SO ADORABLEEE

[@ChayleneHuang]

Ahhhh I wanna squeeze them like sponge

[@silumankampret7398]

Emolga

[@kidcrewstudios3201]

Never in my life I needed more then this without me nowing

[@Mouse_Metal]

So fluffy and round!

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Cutest balls of fluff

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

Lol....those adorable, gigantic eyes!! Too cute! ❤

[@miloradbates9587]

I want to squeeze them !!!!! 😅😂 Cuteness overload

[@alexandregaming8889]

australia : everything want your death canada : everything is friendly except goose japan : everything is cute

[@nativeunovanadrian4482]

This is the creature that inspred emolga from the pokemon series which I think, Emolga is actually from hoenn.🐭

[@lies7838]

So so so so so so so so so cute

[@dreamyztech818]

I want to live in japan now- aaahhhh *nose bleeds* its so cute >w

[@carolellingson7785]

surely the cutest animal ever seen

[@tehangrybird345]

If dying of cuteness was possible, I would die of cuteness

[@jvofficial7947]

The people who dislikes this video is just angry because its in Japan

[@maazahmad6136]

American : why do Japanese anime character have huge eyes? Japanese squirrels : ima gonna explain why

[@bulledereve9824]

Absolutely adorable 😊💕🐿

[@isaacsantiago9851]

So cute🥰

[@bebektanya6968]

Awwwww.... So cute

[@Teddy_bear12345]

I want one! It's too Cute!

[@jackmonty3065]

Its so smol and fluffy I’m going to die ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Lav3nder-b0w]

it’s so cute!

[@DeidaraTheSweet]

Why can't america's squirrels be this cute?

[@paintedjackal7157]

We actually have flying squirrels in the US! Look up the Northern flying squirrel or the Southern flying squirrel. :) They’re really small and completely nocturnal, so while we have quite a few of them most never really get to see them!

[@cosmicreef5858]

They are.

[@liliegoshies]

Omg 4:17 Squirrel cross-stitching contest hahahaha

[@haileymills7245]

This is by far the best video on KZbin and I will die with that statement

[@hamstergirl5166]

OMG THEY ARE SO CUTE!!!!!

[@katelynn767]

So cute.

[@roripado]

Cuteness Level over 9000

[@AosorarisuUnedited]

I love the comments on how cute all Japanese animals must be and while not wrong... while I lived there I got a much better understanding of Pokemon as their crows pecked my knees from the ground and their love of fighting bugs cause those Jade beetles would give credit to a flesh eating locust storm, giant dragonflies and those crazy jumping fish... That said they were all pretty nifty and cute to be fair, but these break the bar of extreme cuteness.

[@touba4838]

thank u for the serotonin

[@joelthomastr]

Everybody else: Aww so cuuuute Me: Where's my *_flying_* squirrel?

[@fabioalvesshow]

So cute 🥹

[@thespontaneousgamer1639]

It's like a chinchilla and a rabbit in one and I love it

[@sallyhardwick6287]

Awwww i love them 😍

[@ahmadfhyd776]

1:32 that’s cutenesses omg it has the biggest eyes

[@oof7620]

That squirrel is so cute

[@MariaRibeiro-yu6ms]

So cute I love all the kind of squirrels

[@GatoJugon]

Is emolga

[@williamheywood9115]

Such cuteness should be illegal.

[@ll1070]

سبحان الله من الطف الحيوانات جممميل جدا 😍

[@minhnguyenduc4165]

save me my heart is melting

[@chloepurpleemd1245]

I will save it (plucs out heart) it seems good to me

[@roastchicken401]

Tree hamsters. Cool

[@watchensee]

So damn adorable. I see some were in an enclosure I hope they were at a zoo, and not being kept as pets.

[@badgers_yt]

THAT IS THE CUTEST ANIMAL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

[@ZetaR0yszawa]

Kawaii 🥺🥺🥺

[@Saffron-sugar]

NOOOOO! Too Cute! Help! ❤️❤️❤️

[@fictionrumble]

the cutest squirrel doesn't exist

[@keshiaanders6452]

These little cuties are the inspiration for the Pokémon, Emolga.

[@yinhungbunsik]

Even Japan's squirrels have anime eyes too! Kawaii! ^_^

[@emikotagahushi941]

1:16 those two fighting who gets to sit on the tiny stick. XD 2:38 It’s interesting how the design of their fur makes it so they appear skinnier lol, but they’re so chubby! Is that to keep predators away? Lol. 5:06 so cute!!

[@turbogene3577]

ただひたすら美しい🌟 ありがとう💖

[@musicenjoyer9730]

How come there not flying

[@KatsyKat]

They do, you can search photos of them flying ^^ it's just not in this video :D

[@nikkiacute]

Super kawaii (❤️-❤️)

[@cloudclaudia2167]

Damnit,Japan got the good animals when me in the UK sees a boring gray squirrel everyday