Petaurista magnificus
E785726
Petaurista magnificus, commonly known as the Bhutan giant flying squirrel, is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the forests of the eastern Himalayas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying squirrel
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Sciurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTribe | Pteromyini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | large for a squirrel ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Bhutan giant flying squirrel
ⓘ
giant Bhutan flying squirrel ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Blyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
bark
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Petaurista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ temperate broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| hasFur | true ⓘ |
| hasStructure | patagium ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasTail | bushy tail ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| isEndothermic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Himalayas ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | night ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1847 ⓘ |
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