Temminck's flying squirrel

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Temminck's flying squirrel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petinomys
Species:
P. setosus
Binomial name
Petinomys setosus
(Temminck, 1844)
Range Petinomys setosus.png

Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

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References

  1. Clayton, E. (2016). "Petinomys setosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16739A22241609. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16739A22241609.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.