Vordermann's flying squirrel

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Vordermann's flying squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petinomys
Species:
P. vordermanni
Binomial name
Petinomys vordermanni
(Jentink, 1890)

Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. It was described in 1890 by the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink, [2] who named it after its discoverer, the Dutch physician Adolphe Vorderman.


References

  1. Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Petinomys vordermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16740A115139026. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16740A22241246.en . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. Jentink, F. A. (1890). "On a collection of mammals from Billiton". Notes from the Leyden Museum. 12 (1–2): 149–154. S2CID   131033101.