Afghan flying squirrel
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E. f. baberi
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| Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi (Blyth, 1847)
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The Afghan flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.
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Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the Afghan flying squirrel is as follows:
- Kingdom - Animalia
- Phylum - Chordata
- Class - Mammalia
- Order - Rodentia
- Family - Sciuridae[1]
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
Notes
- Baillie, J. 1996. Hylopetes baberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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