Petinomys
| Petinomys Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Whiskered flying squirrel (P. genibarbis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Pteromyini |
| Genus: | Petinomys Thomas, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Sciuropterus lugens Thomas, 1895 | |
| Species | |
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Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.
There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.
Species include:
- Basilan flying squirrel (Petinomys crinitus)
- Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)
- Whiskered flying squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis)
- Hagen's flying squirrel (Petinomys hageni)
- Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens)
- Mindanao flying squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis)
- Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus)
- Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni)