Hainan flying squirrel
Hainan flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Hylopetes |
Species: | H. electilis
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Binomial name | |
Hylopetes electilis (Allen, 1925)
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Synonyms | |
Hylopetes phayrei electilis |
The Hainan flying squirrel (Hylopetes electilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Hainan Island in China.[1]
It was formerly considered conspecific with the Indochinese flying squirrel (H. phayrei) until a 2013 study found them to be distinct species. Both species have anatomical and genetic differences, as well as differences in pelage coloration. They are thought to have a relatively recent genetic divergence from one another.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Hylopetes electilis (G. M. Allen, 1925) - Hainan Flying Squirrel". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Li, Song; Yu, Fa-Hong (2013-10-08). "Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae:Pteromyini)". Zoological Research. 34 (E5): 531120–E. doi:10.11813/j.issn.0254-5853.2013.E4-5.E120. ISSN 2095-8137.
Categories:
- Hylopetes
- Rodents of China
- Endemic fauna of Hainan
- Mammals described in 1925
- Taxa named by Glover Morrill Allen
- Squirrel stubs