Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.[1]

Petinomys
Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent
Whiskered flying squirrel (P. genibarbis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Petinomys
Thomas, 1908
Type species
Sciuropterus lugens
Species

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There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.[2]

Species include:

Notes

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References

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  • Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.