Chinese giant flying squirrel
| Chinese giant flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petaurista |
| Species: | P. xanthotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petaurista xanthotis (Milne-Edwards, 1872)
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The Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China.
This squirrel inhabits high elevation spruce forests in China. It feeds nocturnally on young shoots, leaves, and pine nuts. It nests in trees but does not hibernate. Its litter size averages two.[2]
References[]
- ^ Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2008). "Petaurista xanthotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ Smith, A. and Xie, Y. (2008). The Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
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