Mishmi giant flying squirrel


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]

Mishmi giant flying squirrel
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PetauristaPetaurista mishmiensis
Choudhury, 2009

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Engelbrektsson, P. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Petaurista mishmiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T45959040A45973151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45959040A45973151.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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