The Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China. It inhabits high-elevation spruce forests in China and feeds nocturnally on young shoots, leaves, and pine nuts. It nests in trees but does not hibernate. Its litter size averages two.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petaurista |
| Species: | P. xanthotis
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| Petaurista xanthotis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1872)
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References
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- ^ Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Petaurista xanthotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16725A115138662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16725A22272458.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Smith, A, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan (2008). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691099842.[page needed]
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