Afghan flying squirrel

Afghan flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Eoglaucomys
Species:
Subspecies:
E. f. baberi
Trinomial name
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi
(Blyth, 1847)

The Afghan flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Afghan flying squirrel is as follows:

  • Kingdom - Animalia
  • Phylum - Chordata
  • Class - Mammalia
  • Order - Rodentia
  • Family - Sciuridae

Biology

The Afghan flying squirrel is not considered to be threatened to become an endangered species because it is widely distributed, it has a large population, and the population is not declining fast enough. The only threats that affect the Afghan flying squirrel are selective logging, modernization, hunting for the fur trade. It has a generation time of approximately 4 to 5 years, and it has up to two litters annually. It usually has 2 to 4 young.

Location

The Afghan flying squirrel is known to be found in montane coniferous forests. The Afghan flying squirrel is native to the following countries:

  • Afghanistan
  • India
  • Pakistan



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