Taxa

Aeromys

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Nature Atlas. "Aeromys." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-aeromys.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Aeromys. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-aeromys

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@misc{natureatlas-aeromys,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Aeromys},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-aeromys},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Aeromys, the large black flying squirrels, is a genus of two species found only in Southeast Asia: the black flying squirrel and Thomas's flying squirrel. The genus, established by Robinson and Kloss in 1915, belongs to the family Sciuridae, subfamily Sciurinae, and tribe Pteromyini, and its common name refers to the dark coloration of its members.

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Aeromys (Wikipedia)

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Large black flying squirrels (genus Aeromys) form a taxon of squirrels under the tribe Pteromyini.

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