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Aeretes is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the groove-toothed flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus).

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilySciuridae

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pteromyini
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Aeretes melanopterus.jpg
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taxon name
Aeretes
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Aeretes
taxon common name
Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel
Commons category
Aeretes
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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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