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Kashmir flying squirrel

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Kashmir Flying Squirrel
Temporal range: Recent
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Eoglaucomys

A. H. Howell, 1915
Species:
E. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
(Gray, 1837)
Subspecies

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus fimbriatus
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi

Synonyms

Sciuropterus fimbriatus Gray, 1837
Hylopetes 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.