Taxa

Hylopetes

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

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

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

Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrel in the family Sciuridae with about ten recognized species distributed across Southeast Asia, including the Palawan flying squirrel and the red-cheeked flying squirrel. The genus's fossil record extends back to the Late Miocene, and its living species occupy a range of forest habitats across the region.

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Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels.

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