Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

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Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Petaurista Species: P. nobilis
Binomial name
Petaurista nobilis (Gray, 1842)

The Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Baillie, J. 1996. Petaurista nobilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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