Afghan flying squirrel

Short description: Subspecies of rodent

Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Sciuridae
Genus:  | Eoglaucomys
Species:  |

E. fimbriatus

Subspecies:  |

E. f. baberi

Trinomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi

(Blyth, 1847)

Synonyms

Hylobates baberi

The Afghan flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.

## Contents

* 1 Biology
* 2 Location
* 3 References
* 4 Notes

## Biology

The Afghan flying squirrel is not considered to be threatened to become an endangered species because it is widely distributed, it has a large population, and the population is not declining fast enough. The only threats that affect the Afghan flying squirrel are selective logging, modernization, hunting for the fur trade. It has a generation time of approximately 4 to 5 years, and it has up to two litters annually. It usually has 2 to 4 young.[1]

## Location

The Afghan flying squirrel is known to be found in montane coniferous forests. The Afghan flying squirrel is native to the following countries:

* Afghanistan
* India
* Pakistan[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eoglaucomys fimbriatus". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7781/0. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

## Notes

* Baillie, J. 1996. Hylopetes baberi[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
* 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3533065 entry

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