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Belomys

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Belomys is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii).

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Within Vinony's link graph, Belomys is referenced by 101 other articles, and connects out to Mylagaulidae, squirrel and Rodentia.

It is catalogued under topics including Flying squirrels, Mammal genera with one living species and Rodent genera.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilySciuridae
Observations87

Belomys és un gènere d'esquirols voladors originaris del sud i sud-est d'Àsia. L'única espècie vivent d'aquest grup és l'esquirol volador de peus peluts (B. pearsonii), que viu al Bhutan, la Xina, l'Índia, Laos, Myanmar, el Nepal, Taiwan, Tailàndia i el Vietnam.[2] També s'hi han classificat dues espècies extintes: B. parapearsoni, del Pliocè superior de la Xina, i B. thamkaewi, del Plistocè mitjà i superior de Tailàndia. Referències A Wikimedia Commons hi ha contingut multimèdia relatiu a: Belomys ↑ Jackson, S. M.; Thorington, Jr., R. W «Gliding Mammals: Taxonomy of Living and Extinct Species» (PDF) (en anglès). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 638, 2012. ↑ Duckworth, J. W.; Molur, S. Belomys pearsonii. UICN 2008. Llista Vermella d'espècies amenaçades de la UICN, edició 2008, consultada el 9 setembre 2015.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
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Family
Sciuridae
Collections
AMNH
Recorded in
Thailand

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Belomys is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii).

Fossil species include the Pleistocene Belomys thamkaewi and the Late Pliocene Belomys parapearsoni, both from Southeast Asia.

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