Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Sciuromorpha
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Eoglaucomys
Species: Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
Subspecies: E. f. baberi – E. f. fimbriatus
Name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)
Synonyms
Hylopetes baberi (Blyth, 1847)
Hylopetes fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)
Sciuropterus fimbriata (Gray, 1837)
Sciuropterus fimbriatus (Gray, 1837)
References
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Eoglaucomys fimbriatus (Gray, 1837) (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
English: Kashmir Flying Squirrel
The Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Afghan flying squirrel is usually considered a subspecies.
Diet
The Kashmir flying squirrel's diet consists mainly of flowers or flower buds, seeds, fruits and a small amount of foliage, compared to other flying squirrel species like P. petaurista, also called the red giant flying squirrel.
References
Molur, S. (2016). "Eoglaucomys fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7781A22248922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7781A22248922.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Shafique, Chaudhry M.; Barkati, Sohail; Oshida, Tatsuo; Ando, Motokazu. (2006). “Comparison of Diets between Two Sympatric Flying Squirrel Species in Northern Pakistan”. Journal of Mammalogy 87 (4): 784-789.
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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