Kashmir flying squirrel

Kashmir flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Subtribe: Glaucomyina
Genus: Eoglaucomys
A. H. Howell, 1915
Species: E. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
(Gray, 1837)
Subspecies

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus fimbriatus
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi

Synonyms

Sciuropterus fimbriatus Gray, 1837
Hylopetes fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)

The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Molur, S. (2008). Eoglaucomys fimbriatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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