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Petaurista leucogenys

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name: Petaurista leucogenys
Species Authority: (Temminck, 1827)
Common Name/s:
English – Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel
Taxonomic Notes: There are four recognized subspecies: Petaurista leucogenys hintoni Mori, 1923, P. l. leucogenys (Temminck, 1827), P. l. nikkonis Thomas, 1905, and P. l. oreas Thomas, 1905 (Thorington and Hoffmann 2005). It formerly included P. xanthotis (Corbet and Hill 1992).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Ishii, N. & Kaneko, Y.
Reviewer/s: Johnston, C.H. & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
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Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern because it is relatively widespread, common, present in protected areas, and there are currently no known threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to Japan and is known from Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (Abe et al. 2005). It is found in lowlands up to the subalpine zone.
Countries:
Native:
Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku)
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Population [top]

Population: It is a common species, with greater abundance in the lowlands.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in primary and mature secondary forest, conifer plantations, and sometimes in urban areas (Abe et al. 2005).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This species occurs in protected areas.
Citation: Ishii, N. & Kaneko, Y. 2008. Petaurista leucogenys. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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