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Hose's pygmy flying squirrel

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Species of rodent

Hose's pygmy flying squirrel
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petaurillus
Species: P. hosei
Binomial name
Petaurillus hosei
(Thomas, 1900)

The Hose's pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus hosei) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It was named for zoologist Charles Hose. It is endemic to northern Borneo where it is known from both northeastern Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia) and from Brunei.

References

  1. ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Koprowski, J. (2017) . "Petaurillus hosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16715A115137752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16715A22269460.en. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Pteromyini (Flying squirrels) tribe)
Aeretes
Aeromys
(Large black flying squirrels)
Belomys
Biswamoyopterus
Eoglaucomys
Eupetaurus
Glaucomys
(New World flying squirrels)
Hylopetes
Iomys
Petaurillus
(Pygmy flying squirrels)
Petaurista
Petinomys
Pteromys
(Old World flying squirrels)
Pteromyscus
Trogopterus
Category
Taxon identifiers
Petaurillus hosei


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