Petaurista hainanus
G. M. Allen, 1925
Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Pteromyini |
| Genus | : Petaurista |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, G.M. 1925-04-02. Squirrels collected by the American Museum Asiatic Expeditions. American Museum Novitates 163:1-16.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170376Original name as described
Petaurista hainana
Type material
AMNH M-58200
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Nam Fong, Hainan I, China."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
split from P. philippensis; spelling of specific epithet changed to match the gender of the genus
Taxonomy notes citation
Yu, F., Yu, F., Pang, J., Kilpatrick, C. W., McGuire, P. M., Wang, Y., ... & Woods, C. A. (2006). Phylogeny and biogeography of the Petaurista philippensis complex (Rodentia: Sciuridae), inter-and intraspecific relationships inferred from molecular and morphometric analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 38(3), 755-766.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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