Japanese giant flying squirrel
| Japanese giant flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petaurista |
| Species: | P. leucogenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827 | |
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.