Wildlifeof China
Mount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel
Squirrels & Flying Squirrels
Photo: Quan Li, Xue-You Li, Stephen M. Jackson, Fei Li, Ming Jiang, Wei Zhao, Wen-Yu Song, Xue-Long Jiang 2019 · CC BY 3.0
Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis
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Mount Gaoligong, Yunnan, China
The Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel was described as a distinct species in 2019 from Yunnan, southwestern China. The holotype came from Baihualin village on the eastern slope of southern Mount Gaoligong, in Longyang County, Baoshan. The Mammal Diversity Database records it as a living, wild member of the flying-squirrel tribe Pteromyini, while noting that the limits among Biswamoyopterus species remain under study. (Mammal Diversity Database)
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- Where is the Mount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel found?
- Mount Gaoligong, Yunnan, China