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.
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Source Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Chinese giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Indian giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Japanese giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Red giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Spotted giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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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 Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Petaurista
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"speciesExtantCount": 9
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Petaurista
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"taxon_name": "Petaurista" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 2.58 ... "early_interval": "Gelasian"
Wikidata: Petaurista
Wikidata Q1080535, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Indian giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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The Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis)
Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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The Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista nobilis), also known as the Gray's giant flying squirrel or noble giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Chinese giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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The Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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one of the giant flying squirrels in the genus Petaurista
Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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It was later moved to the genus Petaurista, along with the other giant flying squirrels.
Red giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)
Spotted giant flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
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The spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
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