Petinomys

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Petinomys
Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent
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Whiskered flying squirrel (P. genibarbis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Petinomys
Thomas, 1908
Type species
Sciuropterus lugens
Species

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Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels. [1]

There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia. [2]

Species include:

Notes

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