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Mount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel

Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

The Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis) is a species of large, arboreal flying squirrel endemic to highland forests in southwestern China. It is the third known member of the highly elusive genus Biswamoyopterus. It was described from two specimens discovered in 2017 and 2018, in the vicinity of Mount Gaoligong in the western Yunnan Province.

Distribution

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