Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petaurista
Species: P. magnificus
Binomial name
Petaurista magnificus
(Hodgson, 1836)

The Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in India and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Molur, S. (2008). Petaurista magnificus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.