Petinomys
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Petinomys Fossil range: Late Miocene - Recent |
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Petinomys crinitus |
Petinomys is a genus of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It contains the following species:
- Basilan Flying Squirrel (Petinomys crinitus)
- Travancore Flying Squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)
- Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis)
- Hagen's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys hageni)
- Siberut Flying Squirrel (Petinomys lugens)
- Mindanao Flying Squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis)
- Arrow Flying Squirrel (Petinomys sagitta)
- Temminck's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys setosus)
- Vordermann's Flying Squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni)
[edit] References
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.