Petaurista

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Petaurista is a genus of large flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across forests in Asia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Petaurista canonical 1
Petaurista petaurista 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern nocturnal
belongsToSubfamily Sciurinae
class Mammalia
commonName giant flying squirrels
diet folivorous
frugivorous
herbivorous
ecologicalNiche canopy-dwelling folivore
family Sciuridae
firstDescribedBy John Edward Gray
firstDescriptionYear 1842
foundIn Asian forests
geographicDistribution East Asia
Himalayan region
South Asia
Southeast Asia
habitat forests
montane forests
subtropical forests
tropical forests
hasCharacteristic arboreal
gliding membranes
large body size
nocturnal
patagium
includesSpecies Petaurista alborufus
Petaurista caniceps
Petaurista philippensis
surface form: Petaurista elegans

Petaurista alborufus
surface form: Petaurista leucogenys

Petaurista magnificus
Petaurista nobilis
Petaurista self-linksurface differs
surface form: Petaurista petaurista

Petaurista philippensis
Petaurista xanthotis
Petaurista yunanensis
kingdom Animalia
locomotion gliding
nativeTo Asia
order Rodentia
parentTaxon Pteromyini
Sciuridae
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
taxonRank genus
tribe Pteromyini
usesStructureForLocomotion gliding membrane

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Callosciurinae includesTaxon Petaurista
Petaurista includesSpecies Petaurista self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Petaurista petaurista