Beecroft's flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Anomaluridae |
Genus: | Anomalurus |
Species: | A. beecrofti
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Binomial name | |
Anomalurus beecrofti Fraser, 1853
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Synonyms | |
Anomalurops beecrofti (Fraser, 1853) |
Beecroft's flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) or Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae.[2] Some authorities consider it to be monotypic within the genus Anomalurops.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat destruction but is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]