Petinomys, commonly called the dwarf flying squirrels, is a genus of about eight flying squirrel species native to Asia, including the Basilan flying squirrel, the Travancore flying squirrel, and Temminck's flying squirrel. Members of the genus belong to the flying squirrel tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, and the genus's fossil record extends from the Late Miocene to the present. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ244166, descriptionView the Source 2. Petinomys (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Petinomys
Wikidata Q244166, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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