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Belomys

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Belomys is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii).

Fossil species include the Pleistocene Belomys thamkaewi and the Late Pliocene Belomys parapearsoni, both from Southeast Asia.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Chaimanee, Y.; Jaeger, J.J. (2000). "A new flying squirrel Belomys thamkaewi n. sp. (Mammalia : Rodentia) from the Pleistocene of West Thailand and its biogeography". Mammalia. 64 (3): 307–318. doi:10.1515/mamm.2000.64.3.307.
  2. ^ Jackson, S.M.; Thorington Jr., R.W. Gliding Mammals: Taxonomy of Living and Extinct Species. smithsonian contributions to zoology.
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Belomys: Brief Summary

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Belomys is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii).

Fossil species include the Pleistocene Belomys thamkaewi and the Late Pliocene Belomys parapearsoni, both from Southeast Asia.

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