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Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista magnificus
Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in mountainous areas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and southern China. Its natural habitat is tropical and subtropical forests, where it is threatened by habitat destruction.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45985.