Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista mechukaensis

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae

The Mechuka giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mechukaensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. First described in 2007 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft) in the region of Mechuka of north-central Arunachal Pradesh in India, its taxonomic status and position is not fully resolved. it was originally described as P.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel

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