Species of Thailand
Gray-cheeked flying squirrel
Binomial name: Hylopetes lepidus, Thomas Horsfield, 1822
The Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes lepidus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Hylopetes
- Species
- Hylopetes lepidus
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)
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Range map of Hylopetes lepidus in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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