Groove-toothed 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: | Aeretes |
| Species: | A. melanopterus
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| Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)
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The groove-toothed flying squirrel or North Chinese flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is considered monotypic within the genus Aeretes.[2] It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Beijing. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Aeretes melanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T555A22269634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T555A22269634.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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