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Petinomys
Sign in to savePetinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- 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
Show 4 more facts
- 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.