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: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Sciuromorpha
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Petinomys
Species: P. crinitus - P. fuscocapillus - P. genibarbis - P. hageni - P. lugens - P. mindanensis - P. sagitta - P. setosus - P. vordermanni
Name
Petinomys (Thomas, 1908)
Vernacular names
English: Small flying squirrels
References
Petinomys 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.
Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.[1]
There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.[2]
Species include:
Basilan flying squirrel (Petinomys crinitus)
Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)
Whiskered flying squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis)
Hagen's flying squirrel (Petinomys hageni)
Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens)
Mindanao flying squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis)
Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus)
Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni)
Notes
Petinomys. ITIS.
Singh, A. and A. Bahuguna. 2016. Molecular phylogeny of rediscovered Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) and its conservation implications. Current Science Vol. 110, No. 4 659-66.
References
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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