Arrow flying squirrel
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Hylopetes |
| Species: | H. sagitta
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The arrow flying squirrel (Hylopetes sagitta) is a species of flying squirrel. It is endemic to Java and Bangka, Indonesia. The population is unknown as it has only been collected from a few localities. It is nocturnal and arboreal and may be found in primary and secondary forest. It is threatened by forest loss due to logging and agriculture and there are no known conservation actions.
Anatomy-wise the arrow-flying squirrel is similar to its genus. It is comparable in size and ability. One distinct feature it has is the size and ability of its tail. The tail is the shortest when comparing it to ground squirrels. It is longer compared to the average arboreal squirrel. When compared to their genus it is the longest in the gliding squirrel. [2]
Phylogenetic evidence indicates that the grey-cheeked flying squirrel (H. lepidus), a widespread species described in 1822 and known from peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo, is conspecific with this species.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. & Koprowski, J. (2019). "Hylopetes sagitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112296031A22241796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112296031A22241796.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Yang, Yumin; Sun, Jungang; Chen, Qizhu; Wu, Zhijiu; Yang, Zaijun; Hu, Jie; Li, Dayong (2016-01-01). "Phylogenetic studies of Hylopetes alboniger based on complete mitochondrial DNA sequences". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 1 (1): 726–727. doi:10.1080/23802359.2016.1229590. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 7800767. PMID 33473605.
- ^ Jackson, Stephen M.; Thorington, Richard W. Jr. (2019-09-11). "Gliding Mammals: Taxonomy of Living and Extinct Species". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (638): 1–117. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.638.1.
- ^ "Hylopetes sagitta (Linnaeus, 1766)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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