Smoky flying squirrel

The smoky flying squirrel, Pteromyscus pulverulentus, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae and the only species in its genus. It is found in parts of Brunei, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand, though its range may be wider than currently mapped, and its natural habitat is described as subtropical or tropical dry forest. Its body length runs from about 22 to 29 centimetres, the tail from 18 to 23 centimetres, the feet from 38 to 45 millimetres and the ears from 17 to 23 millimetres, and it weighs roughly 5 to 9 ounces. Sightings from Borneo and Malaysia show it is rarely seen even in primary forest, where it mainly lives. Because it lives at low elevations, habitat loss restricts the long gliding it needs to keep a large range. It usually eats fruits, nuts and fungi found on night-time forays through the trees. It is listed as endangered because of an estimated population loss of about half in the past and future, judged from extensive and rapid habitat loss.