| Hainan flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Hylopetes |
| Species: | H. electilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylopetes electilis (G. M. Allen, 1925)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hylopetes phayrei electilis | |
The Hainan flying squirrel (Hylopetes electilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Hainan Island in China.[1]
It was formerly considered conspecific with the Indochinese flying squirrel (H. phayrei) until a 2013 study found them to be distinct species. Both species have anatomical and genetic differences, as well as differences in pelage coloration. They are thought to have a relatively recent genetic divergence from one another.[2]
- ^ "Hylopetes electilis (G. M. Allen, 1925) - Hainan Flying Squirrel". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Li, Song; Yu, Fa-Hong (2013-10-08). "Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae：Pteromyini)". Zoological Research. 34 (E5): 531120–E. doi:10.11813/j.issn.0254-5853.2013.E4-5.E120 (inactive 2024-09-19). ISSN 2095-8137.
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