| Mechuka giant flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification  (disputed) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petaurista |
| Species: | P. mechukaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petaurista mechukaensis Choudhury, 2009
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The Mechuka giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mechukaensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. First described in 2007 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft) in the region of Mechuka of north-central Arunachal Pradesh in India,[1][2] its taxonomic status and position is not fully resolved.[3] it was originally described as P. nigra but has been replaced by mechukaensis because it was a primary homonym of P. nigra Wang 1981.[4]
- ^ a b Engelbrektsson, P.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Petaurista mechukaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45959013A45973146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45959013A45973146.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Choudhury, A. (2007). "A new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India". Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nature in North East India. 7: 26–32.
- ^ Krishna, M.C.; A. Kumar; O.P. Tripathi; J.L. Koprowski (2016). "Diversity, Distribution and Status of Gliding Squirrels in Protected and Non-protected Areas of the Eastern Himalayas in India". Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 27 (2): 1–9. doi:10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11688.
- ^ Choudhury, A. (2013). The Mammals of North East India. Gibbon books, Rhino Foundation with support from COA (Taiwan), Guwahati. p. 432. ISBN 9789380652023.