Eoglaucomys

Kashmir flying squirrel

Kashmir flying squirrel

Species of rodent

The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Afghan flying squirrel is usually considered a subspecies.

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Diet

The Kashmir flying squirrel's diet consists mainly of flowers or flower buds, seeds, fruits and a small amount of foliage, compared to other flying squirrel species like P. petaurista, also called the red giant flying squirrel.

References

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    Molur, S. (2016). "Eoglaucomys fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7781A22248922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7781A22248922.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • Shafique, Chaudhry M.; Barkati, Sohail; Oshida, Tatsuo; Ando, Motokazu. (2006). “Comparison of Diets between Two Sympatric Flying Squirrel Species in Northern Pakistan”. Journal of Mammalogy 87 (4): 784-789.
  • Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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