Biology:Sumatran flying squirrel
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Short description: Species of mammal
Sumatran flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Hylopetes |
Species: | H. winstoni
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Binomial name | |
Hylopetes winstoni (Sody, 1949)
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The Sumatran flying squirrel (Hylopetes winstoni) is a flying squirrel only found on the island of Sumatra. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN red list. Originally discovered in 1949, it is known only from a single specimen. It is a nocturnal, arboreal creature, spending most of its life in the canopy. The Sumatran flying squirrel is threatened by a restricted range and habitat loss due to logging. Unlike most other flying squirrels, it does not have a membrane connecting to its tail.
References
- ↑ Lee, B. (2016). "Hylopetes winstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T10608A22244199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10608A22244199.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10608/22244199. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q910976 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran flying squirrel.
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