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Petinomys

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Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilySciuridae
Observations recorded374

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
13
With media
2
Family
Sciuridae
Collections
AMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MSU, UCMP, NHMUK
Recorded in
Burma, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pteromyini
Image
Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands BHL47293132.jpg
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taxon name
Petinomys
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Petinomys
time period
Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview

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Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.

There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petinomys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.