Kashmir flying squirrel

The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. 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. The Afghan flying squirrel is usually considered a subspecies.

Kashmir flying squirrel

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: 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)

References

  1. Molur, S. (2008). "Eoglaucomys fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.


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