Kashmir flying squirrel

Kashmir flying squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Eoglaucomys
A. H. Howell, 1915
Species:
E. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
(J. E. Gray, 1837)
Subspecies

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus fimbriatus
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi

Synonyms

Sciuropterus fimbriatus J. E. Gray, 1837
Hylopetes fimbriatus (J. E. Gray, 1837)

The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Afghan flying squirrel is usually considered a subspecies.

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