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Pteromyscus

Mammal Genera

Pteromyscus is a genus of flying squirrel containing the single species Pteromyscus pulverulentus, the smoky flying squirrel, found in Brunei, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, and southern Thailand. It is a small squirrel, some 22 to 29 centimeters in body length with an 18 to 23 centimeter tail, that forages at night in pristine forest for fruit, nuts, and fungi, and is only rarely sighted even where its forest habitat survives; the species is considered endangered after an estimated fifty percent population decline from habitat destruction. 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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Living or Extinct
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Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ10809470, descriptionView the Source
2. Pteromyscus (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The smoky flying squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Pteromyscus
Wikidata Q1768659, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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