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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilySciuridae
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at about 11 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, UWBM, UMMZ, UWSP, USNM
- Recorded in
- China, Taiwan, India, Laos, Locality Unknown, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Petaurista
- Image
- Indian giant flying squirrel.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Petaurista philippensis
- taxon name
- Petaurista philippensis
- taxon common name
- 霜背大鼯鼠
- habitat
- forest
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane, the patagium, stretched between front and hind legs. It is found in mainland Southeast and South Asia, and southern and central China.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petaurista philippensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.