Pel's flying squirrel
| Pel's flying squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Pel's Anomalure, Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Anomaluridae |
| Genus: | Anomalurus |
| Species: | A. pelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomalurus pelii | |
| Subspecies | |
|
A. p. auzembergeri Matschie, 1914 | |
Pel's flying squirrel or Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus pelii) is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforests. It is named after Hendrik Pel.