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Hose's pygmy flying squirrel

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Hose's pygmy flying squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petaurillus
Species:
P. hosei
Binomial name
Petaurillus hosei
(Thomas, 1900)

The Hose's pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus hosei) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It was named for zoologist Charles Hose. It is endemic to northern Borneo where it is known from both northeastern Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia) and from Brunei.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Koprowski, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Petaurillus hosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16715A115137752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16715A22269460.en. Retrieved 21 October 2023.