Old World flying squirrel
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Commonly referred to as the Old World flying squirrels, the genus Pteromys is distributed across temperate Eurasia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Although there are a host of flying squirrel genera in Asia (particularly southern Asia), Pteromys is the only one present in Europe.
Quick Facts Old World flying squirrels Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent, Scientific classification ...
Old World flying squirrels Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent | |
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Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, (Pteromys momonga) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Pteromyini |
Genus: | Pteromys G. Cuvier, 1800 |
Type species | |
Sciurus volans | |
Species | |
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