Kashmir flying squirrel
Appearance
Kashmir Flying Squirrel Temporal range: Recent
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Genus: | Eoglaucomys A. H. Howell, 1915
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Species: | E. fimbriatus
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Eoglaucomys fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)
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Sciuropterus fimbriatus Gray, 1837 |
The Kashmir Flying Squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- 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.