Eupetaurus cinereus
O. Thomas, 1888
Western Woolly Flying Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Pteromyini |
| Genus | : Eupetaurus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1888. On Eupetaurus, a new form of flying squirrel from Kashmir. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 57:256-260.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35550012Original name as described
Eupetaurus cinereus
Other common names
Pakistan Woolly Flying Squirrel
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1888.9.28.1
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
"Astor District, Kashmir [= Astore District, Pakistan]".
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Pakistan · India · Nepal?
Taxonomy notes
previously included populations now attributed to E. nivamons and E. tibetensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Jackson, S. M., Li, Q., Wan, T., Li, X. Y., Yu, F. H., & Gao, G. (2021). Across the great divide: revision of the genus Eupetaurus (Sciuridae, Pteromyini), woolly flying squirrels of the Himalayan region, with the description of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlab018.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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