Petaurista, the giant flying squirrels, is a genus of large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats across southern and eastern Asia. Taxonomists formally recognized eight species in 2005, with several more since split from former subspecies or newly described, so that as many as eighteen species are now sometimes recognized. Petaurista squirrels are mostly nocturnal, gliding long distances between trees using a patagium of skin stretched between their limbs, and while their diet is mainly plant material they will also take small animals such as 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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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 contributorsQ1080535, descriptionView the Source 2. Petaurista (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Petaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Petaurista
Wikidata Q1080535, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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