Sumatran Flying Squirrel

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Sumatran Flying Squirrel
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Hylopetes Species: H. winstoni
Binomial name
Hylopetes winstoni (Sody, 1949)

The Sumatran Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes winstoni) is a flying squirrel only found on the island of Sumatra. They are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN red list. Originally discovered in 1949, it is known only from a single specimen. It is a nocturnal, aboreal creature, spending most of its life in the canopy. The Sumatran Flying Squirrel is threatened by a restricted range and habitat loss due to logging. Unlike most other flying squirrels, it does not have a membrane connecting to its tail.

[edit] External links

• IUCN Red List entry
• indonesianfauna.com

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