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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Sciurinae
--> TRIBE Pteromyini
--> GENUS Petinomys
SPECIES Petinomys crinitus
Author: | Hollister, 1911. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 24: 185. | Common Name: | Basilan Flying Squirrel | Type Locality: | "Basilan Island, Philippines." | Distribution: | Basilan Island, Philippines. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Smaller than Petinomys mindanensis, with flattened tail. Paratype of mindanensis is probably not P. crinitus as previously thought, but a distinct species of Petinomys; see below. |
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