Hylopetes
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Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species.[2][3]
Quick Facts Hylopetes Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Hylopetes Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent | |
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Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Sciurinae |
Tribe: | Pteromyini |
Genus: | Hylopetes Thomas, 1908 |
Type species | |
Sciuropterus everetti[1] | |
Species | |
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Species include:
- Particolored flying squirrel - H. alboniger (Hodgson, 1836)
- Bartel's flying squirrel - H. bartelsi Chasen, 1939
- Hainan flying squirrel - H. electilis (Allen, 1925)
- Palawan flying squirrel - H. nigripes (Thomas, 1893)
- Indochinese flying squirrel - H. phayrei (Blyth, 1859)
- Jentink's flying squirrel - H. platyurus (Jentink, 1890)
- Arrow flying squirrel - H. sagitta (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Sipora flying squirrel - H. sipora Chasen, 1940
- Red-cheeked flying squirrel - H. spadiceus (Blyth, 1847)
- Sumatran flying squirrel - H. winstoni (Sody, 1949)