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Petaurista
Sign in to savePetaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia.
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大飛鼠（屬名：Petaurista）是一類飛鼠，包含以下物種： Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista elegans) 栗褐鼯鼠 (Petaurista magnificus) Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) Japanese giant flying squirrel Red Giant Flying Squirrel 大飛鼠是一個與松鼠科相關的小作品。你可以通过編輯或修訂擴充其內容。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=大飛鼠&oldid=49905882” 分类：大飛鼠屬 隐藏分类： 维基数据有相关图片而本地未添加 松鼠科小作品
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, USNM, FMNH, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH
- Recorded in
- Thailand, India, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Living species
- Extinct species
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Petaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia.
Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and able to glide (not actually fly like a bat) long distances between trees by spreading out their patagium, skin between their limbs. They feed primarily on plant material, but will also take small animals such as insects.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petaurista” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.