Siberian flying squirrel

Siberian flying squirrel
in Primorsky Krai, Russia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Pteromys
Species:
P. volans
Binomial name
Pteromys volans
Subspecies
  • P. v. volans
  • P. v. athene
  • P. v. buechneri
  • P. v. orii
Siberian flying squirrel range
Synonyms

Sciurus volans Linnaeus, 1758

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is an Old World flying squirrel ranging from the Baltic Sea in the west, throughout Northern Asia to the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is the only species of flying squirrel in Europe and is considered vulnerable in the European Union where it occurs only in Estonia and Finland.[2] In Latvia, it was last sighted in 2001 and has been considered to be locally extinct since 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Henttonen, H.; Maran, T. & Hanski, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pteromys volans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18702A115144995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18702A22270935.en. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ Ikauniece, S. "Lidvāveres atstājušas Latviju". Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.