| Palawan 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. nigripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893)
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The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Its population is decreasing as time goes on. It is a nocturnal species, and is mainly being destroyed by deforestation
- ^ Kennerley, R.; Ong, P. (2019). "Hylopetes nigripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10604A22243756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10604A22243756.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.