Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Anomaluridae |
| Genus: | Idiurus |
| Species: | I. zenkeri
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| Idiurus zenkeri Matschie, 1894
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The pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri) is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2016). "Idiurus zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10796A22183649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10796A22183649.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 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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- Idiurus
- Mammals of Cameroon
- Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mammals described in 1894
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