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Sipora Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes sipora Chasen, 1940
Also calledSiporagleithörnchen (deu) · drzewolotka siporańska (pol) · poletuška sipora (ces) · sipurasaarenliituri (fin) · Сипорская летяга (rus) · กระรอกบินเล็กสิปุระ (tha) · シプラクサビオモモンガ (jpn)
First described in: Bull. Raffles Mus. vol.15 p.117
The Sipora flying squirrel (Hylopetes sipora) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Formerly included in spadiceus; see Hill (1962 c) who noted that an adult specimen is needed to clarify the status of this taxon. Part of the rodent fauna endemic to the Mentawai Archipelago (see comments under Leopoldamys siporanus).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: " Sipora Island, Mentawi Islands, West Sumatra " [Indonesia].
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Formerly included in spadiceus; see Hill (1961 c) who noted that an adult specimen is needed to clarify the status of this taxon. Part of the rodent fauna endemic to the Mentawi Archipelago (see comments under Leopoldamys siporanus).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
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TYPE LOCALITY: " Sipora Island, Mentawi Islands, West Sumatra " [Indonesia].
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437535.