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Mainland Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
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Mainland Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista alborufus

The red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is the largest species of giant squirrel and has blue eyes. It is also known as the Chinese giant flying squirrel. At over a meter long including its tail, the red and white giant flying squirrel is the largest of its kind. Endemic to central and southern China and Taiwan, they inhabit dense hillside forests in mountainous...

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