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Woolly Flying Squirrel

Woolly flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Sciuridae
Subfamily:Petauristinae
Genus:Eupetaurus
species:cinereus
Binomial name
Eupetaurus cinereus
The Woolly Flying Squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus is the sole species placed in the genus Eupetaurus. Until recently scientific knowledge of this rare species was limited to a few skins collected in the late nineteenth century. However, recent research has confirmed that it is still extant in Pakistani Kashmir. It is the longest member of the family Sciuridae and the most massive gliding animal known, but observations confirm that despite its size, it does glide effectively like other flying squirrels.

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