Sipora flying squirrel

Last updated

Sipora flying squirrel
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Hylopetes
Species:
H. sipora
Binomial name
Hylopetes sipora
Chasen, 1940

The Sipora flying squirrel (Hylopetes sipora) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Related Research Articles

<i>Hylopetes</i> Genus of rodents

Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species.

The Pagai spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on South Pagai, North Pagai, Sipora, and Siberut islands.

The Mentawai rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on the islands of Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara, and Pagai Selatan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sumatran puddle frog</span> Species of amphibian

The Sumatran puddle frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It might be endemic to Indonesia. However, it has often been confused with Occidozyga laevis, and was also for long considered to be its junior synonym.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden-bellied treeshrew</span> Species of mammal

The golden-bellied treeshrew is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is also called Mentawai treeshrew as it is endemic to the Indonesian Mentawai islands of Sipora, North and South Pagai. It lives in forests, and is considered endangered due to habitat loss since the islands' forests are continuously logged.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mentawai langur</span> Species of Old World monkey

The Mentawai langur is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The Siberut langur was formerly considered a subspecies of the Mentawai langur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Particolored flying squirrel</span> Species of rodent

The particolored flying squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Bartel's flying squirrel is a rodent species in the family Sciuridae endemic to West Java, Indonesia. It inhabits subtropical and tropical forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palawan flying squirrel</span> Species of rodent

The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indochinese flying squirrel</span> Species of rodent

The Indochinese flying squirrel, also known as Phayre's flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Mentawi flying squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is only known from the Mentawai Islands. Its natural habitat is lowland tropical primary forest below 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrow flying squirrel</span> Species of rodent

The arrow flying squirrel is a species of flying squirrel. It is endemic to Java and Bangka, Indonesia. The population is unknown as it has only been collected from a few localities. It is nocturnal and arboreal and may be found in primary and secondary forest. It is threatened by forest loss due to logging and agriculture and there are no known conservation actions.

The fraternal squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, found only in the Mentawai Archipelago, located off the west coast of Sumatra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somali hedgehog</span> Species of mammal

The Somali hedgehog is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to Somalia and Somaliland. The Somali hedgehog is nocturnal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bornean water shrew</span> Species of mammal

The Bornean water shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Malaysia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Day's shrew</span> Species of mammal

Day's shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jentink's flying squirrel</span> Species of mammal

The Jentink’s flying squirrel is a species of squirrel native to Indonesia and Malaysia. They are nocturnal omnivores, and have an average body mass of 131.27 mm and an average body mass of 56.98 grams.

The Javan treeshrew or large Javan treeshrew is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae family. It was originally described as a subspecies of Tupaia ferruginea and later listed as a junior synonym of Tupaia glis, but was raised up to species status in 2013. It is found on the island of Java in Indonesia.

References

  1. Lee, B. (2016). "Hylopetes sipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T10606A22243951. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10606A22243951.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.