Japanese giant flying squirrel
| Japanese giant flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petaurista |
| Species: | P. leucogenys
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| Binomial name | |
| Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827
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The Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) is a species of rodent.
Body[change | change source]
The body is 25–50 cm long. It weighs between 700 and 1500 grams. It has a brown skin.
Living areas[change | change source]
It lives in Japan in the forests on Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu islands.
Food[change | change source]
It eats fruits and seeds.
Reproduction[change | change source]
Its breeding time is from winter to early summer.
Threats[change | change source]
Cutting down trees and decrease its habitat.
Relationship with humans[change | change source]
The Japanese giant flying squirrel was hunted by human. Now, people keep them as pets.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ishii, N.; Kaneko, Y. (2008). "Petaurista leucogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.