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| image = Mishmi Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis).jpg | |||
| status = NT | | status = NT | ||
| status_system = IUCN3.1 | | status_system = IUCN3.1 | ||
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite journal | | | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite journal |author1=Engelbrektsson, P. |author2=Kennerley, R. | title = ''Petaurista mishmiensis'' | journal = [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume= 2016| page = e.T45959040A45973151 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | year = 2016| doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45959040A45973151.en | doi-access = free }}</ref> | ||
| genus = Petaurista | | genus = Petaurista | ||
| species = mishmiensis | | species = mishmiensis | ||
| authority = [[Anwaruddin Choudhury|Choudhury]], 2009 | | authority = [[Anwaruddin Choudhury|Choudhury]], 2009 | ||
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The '''Mishmi giant flying squirrel''' (''Petaurista mishmiensis'') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Sciuridae]]. First [[Species description|described]] in 2009 from East [[Himalaya]]n forests at altitudes of {{cvt|600-1600|m|ft}} in the [[Mishmi Hills]] of northeastern [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in India (it might also occur just across the border in neighbouring China),<ref name=iucn/><ref name=Choudhury2009>{{cite journal | author=Choudhury, A.U. | year=2009 | title=One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India | journal=Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nat. In NE India | volume=8 | pages=26–34 }}</ref> the [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] status and position of this [[giant flying squirrel]] is not fully resolved.<ref name=Krishna2016>{{cite journal | author1=Krishna, M.C. | author2=A. Kumar | author3=O.P. Tripathi | author4=J.L. Koprowski | year=2016 | title=Diversity, Distribution and Status of Gliding Squirrels in Protected and Non-protected Areas of the Eastern Himalayas in India | journal=Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy | volume=27 | issue=2 | pages=1–9 | doi=10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11688 }}</ref> | The '''Mishmi giant flying squirrel''' ('''''Petaurista mishmiensis''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Sciuridae]]. First [[Species description|described]] in 2009 from East [[Himalaya]]n forests at altitudes of {{cvt|600-1600|m|ft}} in the [[Mishmi Hills]] of northeastern [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in India (it might also occur just across the border in neighbouring China),<ref name=iucn/><ref name=Choudhury2009>{{cite journal | author=Choudhury, A.U. | year=2009 | title=One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India | journal=Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nat. In NE India | volume=8 | pages=26–34 }}</ref> the [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] status and position of this [[giant flying squirrel]] is not fully resolved.<ref name=Krishna2016>{{cite journal | author1=Krishna, M.C. | author2=A. Kumar | author3=O.P. Tripathi | author4=J.L. Koprowski | year=2016 | title=Diversity, Distribution and Status of Gliding Squirrels in Protected and Non-protected Areas of the Eastern Himalayas in India | journal=Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy | volume=27 | issue=2 | pages=1–9 | doi=10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11688 }}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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The Mishmi giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. First described in 2009 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft) in the Mishmi Hills of northeastern Arunachal Pradesh in India (it might also occur just across the border in neighbouring China),[1][2] the taxonomic status and position of this giant flying squirrel is not fully resolved.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Engelbrektsson, P.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Petaurista mishmiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T45959040A45973151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45959040A45973151.en.
- ↑ Choudhury, A.U. (2009). "One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India". Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nat. In NE India. 8: 26–34.
- ↑ Krishna, M.C.; A. Kumar; O.P. Tripathi; J.L. Koprowski (2016). "Diversity, Distribution and Status of Gliding Squirrels in Protected and Non-protected Areas of the Eastern Himalayas in India". Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 27 (2): 1–9. doi:10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11688.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Borthakur, U. (19 March 2015). "First photograph of Mishmi giant flying squirrel in the wild". saevus.in.
- Template:Inaturalist taxon – photo of Mishmi giant flying squirrel