Pteromys, the Old World flying squirrels, is a genus of two species, the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel and the Siberian flying squirrel, distributed across temperate Eurasia, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan; it is the only flying squirrel genus present in Europe. Both species are large-eyed and nocturnal, gliding up to 135 meters using a membrane stretched from wrist to ankle, and feed on nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, bark, and insects. 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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Commonly referred to as the Old World flying squirrels, the genus Pteromys is distributed across temperate Eurasia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
- present tense, distributed across temperate Eurasia
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