Siberut flying squirrel
The Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Petinomys |
Species: | P. lugens |
Binomial name | |
Petinomys lugens (Thomas, 1895) | |
References
- Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Petinomys lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16737A22242011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16737A22242011.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 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.
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