Aeretes
Sign in to saveAeretes is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the groove-toothed flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus).
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- Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel
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Aeretes is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the groove-toothed flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus).
Two fossil species are also known from Late Pliocene of China.
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