Afghan flying squirrel | |
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Two (probably dead) Afghan flying squirrels carried by a German nature researcher in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Eoglaucomys |
Species: | Eoglaucomys fimbriatus |
Subspecies: | E. f. baberi |
Trinomial name | |
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi (Blyth, 1847) |
The Afghan flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.
The taxonomy of the Afghan flying squirrel is as follows:
The Afghan flying squirrel is not considered to be threatened to become an endangered species because it is widely distributed, it has a large population, and the population is not declining fast enough. The only threats that affect the Afghan flying squirrel are selective logging, modernization, hunting for the fur trade.It has a generation time of approximately 4 to 5 years, and it has up to two litters annually. It usually has 2 to 4 young.
The Afghan flying squirrel is known to be found in montane coniferous forests. The Afghan flying squirrel is native to the following countries: