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Petaurista
Link, 1795
- giant flying squirrels
(mammal)
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Pteromyinae (Subfamily) - flying squirrels
..Aeretes (Genus) - groove-toothed flying squirrel
..Aeromys (Genus) - large black flying squirrels
..†Albanensia (Genus)
..†Aliveria (Genus)
..Belomys (Genus) - hairy-footed flying squirrel
..Biswamoyopterus (Genus) - Namdapha flying squirrel
..†Blackia (Genus)
..Eoglaucomys (Genus)
..Eupetaurus (Genus) - woolly flying squirrel
..†Forsythia (Genus)
..Glaucomys (Genus) - American flying squirrels
..Hylopetes (Genus) - pygmy flying squirrels
..Iomys (Genus) - Horsfield's flying squirrel
..†Meinia (Genus)
..†Miopetaurista (Genus)
..†Oligopetes (Genus)
..Olisthomys (Genus)
..†Parapetaurista (Genus)
..†Petauria (Genus)
..Petaurillus (Genus) - pygmy flying squirrels
..†Petauristodon (Genus)
..Petinomys (Genus) - dwarf flying squirrels
..†Pliopetaurista (Genus)
..†Pliosciuropterus (Genus)
..Pteromys (Genus) - Old World flying squirrels
..Pteromyscus (Genus) - smoky flying squirrel
..†Shuanggouia (Genus)
..Trogopterus (Genus) - complex-toothed flying squirrel
..Petaurista (Genus) - giant flying squirrels
....Petaurista alborufus (Species) - red and white flying squirrel
....Petaurista elegans (Species) - spotted giant flying squirrel
....Petaurista leucogenys (Species) - Japanese giant flying squirrel
....Petaurista magnificus (Species) - Hodgson's flying squirrel
....Petaurista nobilis (Species) - Bhutan flying squirrel
....Petaurista petaurista (Species) - red giant flying squirrel
....Petaurista philippensis (Species) - Indian giant flying squirrel
....Petaurista xanthotis (Species) - Chinese giant flying squirrel
Authorship
Original name
:
Link, 1795:52, 78.
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:
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:
Variants
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:
Petauristus
(Genus)
Fischer, 1814
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Homonyms
Formal homonym
:
Petaurista
(Genus)
Desmarest, 1820, nom. illeg.
Ref:
????
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Schoinobates
(Genus)
Lesson, 1842
Ref:
C.P. Groves, 2005
: 51.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
vliegende eekhoorns
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
giant flying squirrels
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