PEI-FEN LEEChien-Yu Liao2025-10-052025-10-051998-12https://doi.org/10.6532%2fJTM.199812_51(2).0001https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/732623To better help in conserving flying squirrels in the various parts of the world, we sought to identify species richness pattern and research trend and gap of the flying squirrels by compiling bibliography and biogeographic data from literatures. A total of 143 papers were compiled and the data were combined with 165 publication listings (Lin et al., 1985, Journal of Taiwan Museum, 38(2): 49-57) that were published before 1985. The species richness hotspot of distribution occurs in the Oriental region, but the research effort is disproportionate to this pattern. Over 35% of the species are listed in the IUCN red list. Species distributed in the Neo-arctic region received more studies than those of the Oriental and Palaearctic regions did. North American flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is studied most intensively. The number of flying squirrel research increases since 1970, but the study on the species distributed in the Southeast Asia declines after 1980. Over 51% of the studies were conducted within the United States, followed by Taiwan (9.4%), Japan (9.1%) and India (6.5%). English is the dominant language that researchers used to communicate. The Journal of Mammalogy publishes more papers on flying squirrels than the other journals. Taxonomy work is associated with the Oriental and Palaearctic regions and is independent of time intervals. Parasite and disease related studies dominate in the period from 1970 to 1990. General biology and behavioral and ecology studies are the major themes for all the time. Before 1980, many studies were done in association with parasite and disease studies. After 1980 and particular 1990 and later, the focus is shifted to the understanding on ecological related research in the Neoarctic and Palaearctic regions. We concluded that the taxonomic status and distribution and abundance data in the Oriental region are essential knowledge to help in conserving these animals. 本文整理全世界飛鼠之分布與研究文獻，分析其研究之趨勢，並探討保育之問題。本次共得143篇文獻，本文將此資料與Lin et al.（1985, Journal of Taiwan Museum, 38（2）：49-57）所得之165篇文獻整合，進行分析。東亞區（Oriental region）是全世界飛鼠之分布的主要地區；約有35％以上的種類屬於IUCN紅皮書中的稀有或瀕臨滅絕種。有關飛鼠的研究卻呈現不同的型態，研究較集中於北美洲的新北區（Neoarctic region）。1970年後，飛鼠的研究有顯著的增加，但在東南亞地區的研究，於1980年後卻有減少的趨勢。有51％以上的飛鼠的研究是在美國進行，其次爲台灣（9.4％）、日本（9.1％）和印度（6.5％）。英文是研究者用以發表文章的主要語言，在美國哺乳類學學會的Journal of Mammalogy出現的文章，遠多於其他的雜誌，Glaucomys volans是被研究最多的種類。就研究內容、時期與動物地理分區而言，分布與遺傳方面的報告較少；有關分類方面的研究，大多出現於東亞區與古北區（Palaearctic），且各時期均有研究報告；寄生蟲與疾病方面的探討，於1970至1990年間最多，一般生物學與生態、行爲方面的研究，一直是飛鼠研究的重點，但在1980以前，大多是配合其他研究（如寄生蟲）之進行，1980年以後於新北區和古北區，才有專題的方式，探討飛鼠在生態系的角色的研究。爲了能進行更進一步的保育工作，有關分布於東亞區飛鼠的分類工作和族群豐度的研究，是不可或缺的資訊。en物種多樣性文獻資料保育bibliography databaseconservationIUCN red listIUCN紅皮書species richnessjournal article10.6532/JTM.199812_51(2).0001