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Eupetaurus

Mammal Genera

Eupetaurus, the woolly flying squirrels, is a genus of three species found in the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau, with populations split between a western group in Pakistan and northwestern India and an eastern group across the central and eastern Himalayas. These are large flying squirrels living on the highest rocky cliffs near the treeline, with flat-crowned yet high-crowned cheek teeth suited to abrasive plant food such as pine needles, and the genus has the largest cranium of any flying squirrel. 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
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ10759605, descriptionView the Source
2. Eupetaurus (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Eupetaurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Eupetaurus
Wikidata Q10759605, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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