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The Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species. [2] [3] Species include: Particolored flying squirrel - H. alboniger (Hodgson, 1836) Bartel's flying squirrel - H. bartelsi Chasen, 1939; Hainan flying squirrel - H. electilis (Allen, 1925) Palawan flying squirrel - H. nigripes (Thomas, 1893) Indochinese flying squirrel - H ...
The Palawan montane squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests .
The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Its population is decreasing as time goes on. It is a nocturnal species, and is mainly being destroyed by deforestation
Flying squirrels (scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae.Despite their name, they are not in fact capable of full flight in the same way as birds or bats, but they are able to glide from one tree to another with the aid of a patagium, a furred skin membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle.
Range Family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines: Philippine porcupine: Hystrix pumila Günther, 1879: Forest and forest/grassland mosaic VU: Family Sciuridae: squirrels: Philippine pygmy squirrel: Exilisciurus concinnus Thomas, 1888: Lowland and montane forest LC: Palawan flying squirrel: Hylopetes nigripes Thomas, 1893: Lowland forest NT
Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus) Low's squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii) Mindanao squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis) Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi) Natuna squirrel (Sundasciurus natunensis) Philippine tree squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis) Palawan montane squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel and least pygmy squirrel at 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz) in weight, [8] [9] to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, [10] and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg ...