Hylopetes phayrei
(E. Blyth, 1859)
Indochinese Flying Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Pteromyini |
| Genus | : Hylopetes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Blyth, E. 1859. Report of Curator, Zoological Department, for February to May Meetings, 1859. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 28:271-298.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40263530Original name as described
Sciuropterus Phayrei
Other common names
Phayre's Flying Squirrel
Type material
ZSI 9490, ZSI 9491
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
"Rangoon, Myanmar."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
China · India · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam
Taxonomy notes
previously included H. electilis
Taxonomy notes citation
Song, L. I., & Fa-Hong, Y. U. (2013). Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae: Pteromyini).
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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