Biology:Afghan flying squirrel

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Short description: Subspecies of rodent

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Eoglaucomys
Species:
Subspecies:
E. f. baberi
Trinomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi
(Blyth, 1847)
Synonyms

Hylobates baberi

The Afghan flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.

Biology

The Afghan flying squirrel is not considered to be threatened to become an endangered species because it is widely distributed, it has a large population, and the population is not declining fast enough. The only threats that affect the Afghan flying squirrel are selective logging, modernization, hunting for the fur trade. It has a generation time of approximately 4 to 5 years, and it has up to two litters annually. It usually has 2 to 4 young.[1]

Location

The Afghan flying squirrel is known to be found in montane coniferous forests. The Afghan flying squirrel is native to the following countries:

  • Afghanistan
  • India
  • Pakistan[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eoglaucomys fimbriatus". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7781/0. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 

Notes

Wikidata ☰ Q3533065 entry