Petaurista magnificus

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Petaurista magnificus, commonly known as the Bhutan giant flying squirrel, is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the forests of the eastern Himalayas.

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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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Petaurista includesSpecies Petaurista magnificus