Kashmir flying squirrel
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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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Eoglaucomys fimbriatus fimbriatus | |
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Sciuropterus fimbriatus Gray, 1837 |
The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys.[citation needed] 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.