Palawan flying squirrel

The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Palawan flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Hylopetes
Species:
H. nigripes
Binomial name
Hylopetes nigripes
(Thomas, 1893)

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

References

  1. Ong, P.; Tabaranza, B.; Rosell-Ambal, G. & Balete, D. (2008). "Hylopetes nigripes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10604A3204404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10604A3204404.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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