| Mindanao flying squirrel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petinomys |
| Species: | P. mindanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Petinomys mindanensis Rabor, 1939 [2] | |
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The Mindanao flying squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis) is a common species of squirrel that is endemic to the Philippines.
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