Groove-toothed flying squirrel

Groove-toothed flying squirrel
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Aeretes
Species:	A. melanopterus
Binomial name
Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

The groove-toothed flying squirrel or North Chinese flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is considered monotypic within the genus Aeretes. ^[2] It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Beijing. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

See also

• List of endangered and protected species of China

References

1. Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Aeretes melanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T555A22269634. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T555A22269634.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.

Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.