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Indochinese flying squirrel

Mammals

The Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei), also called Phayre's flying squirrel, is a rodent in the family Sciuridae. It lives in mainland Southeast Asia from southern Thailand to central Myanmar, with small populations in southeastern China including the island of Hainan, and is recorded in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It is an arboreal animal of tropical, subtropical and evergreen forests at roughly 150 to 3,500 metres. It has a white belly and throat and grey to dark brown or russet fur on the head and back, and a flattened, fully furred tail. At about 113 to 180 grams it is the smallest flying squirrel in China. It glides between trees on a membrane stretched between its legs, rests in tree cavities and is active at night.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sciuridae, Taxa
Source Indochinese flying squirrel (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web: Hylopetes phayrei (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

China

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It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Laos

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Myanmar

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web: Hylopetes phayrei (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web
  • Conservation Status
    Lower Risk - Least Concern
  • Food Habits
    has been documented consuming cultivated fruit during the night
  • Behavior
    species are arboreal and nocturnal
  • Habitat
    It lives in tropical, subtropical, and evergreen forests between 150m to around 3,500m in elevation.
  • Predation
    through destruction of habitats for agriculture and land expansion
  • Predation, relationship to people
    are considered pests to agriculture
  • Predation, relationship to people (2)
    Tribal communities hunt
  • CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat, terrestrial biomes
    It lives in tropical, subtropical, and evergreen forests between 150m to around 3,500m in elevation.
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