Species of Thailand
Spotted giant flying squirrel
Petaurista elegans
Salomon Müller, 1840
The spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam and Thailand.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Petaurista
- Species
- Petaurista elegans
Common names
- English:
- Spotted giant flying squirrel
- Lesser giant flying squirrel
- Grey-headed flying squirrel
Synonyms
- Petaurista caniceps, John Edward Gray (1842)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Thale Ban National Park