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Mishmi giant flying squirrel

Mishmi giant flying squirrel

Species of rodent

The Mishmi giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. First described in 2009 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft) in the Mishmi Hills of northeastern Arunachal Pradesh in India (it might also occur just across the border in neighbouring China),[1][2] the taxonomic status and position of this giant flying squirrel is not fully resolved.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Engelbrektsson, P.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Petaurista mishmiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T45959040A45973151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45959040A45973151.en.
  2. [2]
    Choudhury, A.U. (2009). "One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India". Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nat. In NE India. 8: 26–34.
  3. [3]
    Krishna, M.C.; A. Kumar; O.P. Tripathi; J.L. Koprowski (2016). "Diversity, Distribution and Status of Gliding Squirrels in Protected and Non-protected Areas of the Eastern Himalayas in India". Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 27 (2): 1–9. doi:10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11688.


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