Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Anomaluridae
Genus: Idiurus
Species: I. zenkeri
Binomial name
Idiurus zenkeri
Matschie, 1894

The Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri) is a species of rodent in the Anomaluridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Hutterer, R. & Decher, J. (2008). Idiurus zenkeri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.