Laotian giant flying squirrel

Laotian giant flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Sciurinae
Tribe:	Pteromyini
Genus:	Biswamoyopterus
Species:	B. laoensis
Binomial name
*Biswamoyopterus laoensis* Sanamxay, Douangboubpha, Bumrungsri, Xayavong, Xayaphet, Satasook & Bates 2013^[1]

The Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis) is an arboreal, flying squirrel endemic to Laos. It was the second described member in the genus Biswamoyopterus, after being first collected in September 2012 by scientists researching the animal corpses in the semi-legal Thongnami bushmeat market, Ban Thongnami, Pakkading District, Bolikhamxai Province.

Description

B. laoensis has reddish, grizzled fur with white above. Its crown is pale grey, its patagium is orangish and its underparts are white.

B. laoensis has the greatest length in the squirrel family, with a body length of 0.46 m and a tail length of 0.62 m, for a total length of 1.08 m, along with a mass of 1.8 kg.^[2]^[3] This is slightly larger than the one other Biswamoyopterus species, B. biswasi, known from a single sample found in India in 1981.

References

↑ Sanamxay, Daosavanh. "Rediscovery of Biswamoyopterus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae: Pteromyini) in Asia, with the description of a new species from Lao PDR". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3686 (4): 471–481. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3686.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
↑ Prostak, Sergio (2013-09-06). "Biswamoyopterus laoensis: New Species of Flying Squirrel from Laos". Sci-News. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
↑ Kimbrough, Liz (2013-08-06). "Scientists discover new flying mammal in bushmeat market". Mongabay. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Pteromyini (Flying squirrels) tribe)

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Eoglaucomys	Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus)

Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)	Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

Hylopetes	Particolored flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger) Afghan flying squirrel (Hylopetes baberi) Bartel's flying squirrel (Hylopetes bartelsi) Gray-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes lepidus) Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei) Jentink's flying squirrel (Hylopetes platyurus) Sipora flying squirrel (Hylopetes sipora) Red-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) Sumatran flying squirrel (Hylopetes winstoni)

Iomys	Javanese flying squirrel (Iomys horsfieldi) Mentawi flying squirrel (Iomys sipora)

Petaurillus (Pygmy flying squirrels)	Lesser pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus emiliae) Hose's pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus hosei) Selangor pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus kinlochii)

Petinomys	Basilan flying squirrel (Petinomys crinitus) Whiskered flying squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) Hagen's flying squirrel (Petinomys hageni) Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens) Arrow flying squirrel (Petinomys sagitta) Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus) Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni) Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)

Aeretes	Groove-toothed flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus)

Aeromys (Large black flying squirrels)	Black flying squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) Thomas's flying squirrel (Aeromys thomasi)

Belomys	Hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii)

Biswamoyopterus	Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis)

Eupetaurus	Woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus)

Petaurista	Red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) Spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans) Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) Red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)

Pteromys (Old World flying squirrels)	Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga)

Pteromyscus	Smoky flying squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus)

Trogopterus	Complex-toothed flying squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes)

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