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Hylopetes spadiceus

Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes spadiceus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Sciuromorpha
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Hylopetes
Species: Hylopetes spadiceus
Subspecies: H. s. caroli - H. s. spadiceus

Name

Hylopetes spadiceus (Blyth, 1847)

References

* Hylopetes spadiceus on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Hylopetes spadiceus (Blyth, 1847) (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel

The Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

^ Duckworth, J. W. & Hedges, S. (2008). Hylopetes spadiceus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.

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