Hylopetes
Encyclopedia
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrel
s.
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrels, scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini, are a tribe of 44 species of squirrels .- Description :...
s.
Species
- Particolored Flying SquirrelParticolored Flying SquirrelThe Particolored Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Hylopetes alboniger (Hodgson, 1836) - Afghan Flying SquirrelAfghan Flying SquirrelThe Afghan Flying Squirrel is a subspecies of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Afghanistan.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 29 July 2007....
Hylopetes baberi (Blyth, 1847) - Bartel's Flying SquirrelBartel's Flying SquirrelThe Bartel's Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Hylopetes bartelsi Chasen, 1939 - Gray-cheeked Flying SquirrelGray-cheeked Flying SquirrelThe Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Hylopetes lepidus (Horsfield, 1823) - Palawan Flying SquirrelPalawan Flying SquirrelHylopetes nigripes, known commonly as the Palawan flying squirrel or bising, is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
Hylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893) - Indochinese Flying SquirrelIndochinese Flying SquirrelThe Indochinese Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Hylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859) - Jentink’s Flying Squirrel Hylopetes platyurus (JentinkFredericus Anna Jentink-Biography:In 1875 he became curator at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden. In 1884 he followed Hermann Schlegel as director of the museum and as editor of the journal Notes from the Leyden Museum...
, 1890) - Sipora Flying SquirrelSipora Flying SquirrelThe Sipora Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Hylopetes sipora Chasen, 1940 - Red-cheeked Flying SquirrelRed-cheeked Flying SquirrelThe Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Hylopetes spadiceus (Blyth, 1847) - Sumatran Flying SquirrelSumatran Flying SquirrelThe Sumatran Flying Squirrel is a flying squirrel only found on the island of Sumatra. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN red list. Originally discovered in 1949, it is known only from a single specimen. It is a nocturnal, arboreal creature, spending most of its life in the canopy...
Hylopetes winstoniSumatran Flying SquirrelThe Sumatran Flying Squirrel is a flying squirrel only found on the island of Sumatra. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN red list. Originally discovered in 1949, it is known only from a single specimen. It is a nocturnal, arboreal creature, spending most of its life in the canopy...
(Sody, 1949)