Petaurista hainana, G.M. Allen, 1925

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Sciuridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 648-837 : 775-776

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Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista hainana

French: Pétauriste de Hainan / German: Hainan-Riesengleithornchen / Spanish: Ardilla voladora de Hainan

Taxonomy. Petaurista hainana G. M. Allen, 1925 ,

“Nam Fong, Hainan I, China.”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Hainan I.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 400-540 mm, tail 450-595 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Dorsum, including most of the patagium, and lower forelimbs and hindlimbs of the Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel are grizzled with rusty and black colors. Individual hairs are banded black to ocherous buff tawny to black from root to tip. Black ears have narrow white borders, and lips are white. Forehead, sides of head, chin, and behind ears are brilliant black. Fur on throat is brownish black, with white tips. Underparts, upper forelimbs, and part of patagium between elbow and middle oftibia are white. White hairs in medial region of underparts have gray bases. Hairs on narrow borders of patagium are black-tipped, with rufous cinnamon bases.

Habitat. There is no information available for this species.

Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel is nocturnal and arboreal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Status and Conservation. Not yet assessed on The IUCN Red List. Current population trend of the Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel is unknown. More surveys and basic research on its distribution, population status, and natural history are needed to better understand threats and useful conservation action.

Bibliography. Jackson (2012), Jackson & Thorington (2012), Yu Farong et al. (2006).

Figures

148. Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurisia elegans), 149. Yunnan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista yunanensis), 150. Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista lena), 151. Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista hainana), 152. Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys), 153. Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans), 154. Japanese Flying Squirrel (Pteromys momonga), 155. Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus), 156. Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas), 157. Thomas's Flying Squirrel (Aeromys thomasi), 158. Smoky Flying Squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus), 159. Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel (Belomys pearsonii), 160. Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel (Aeretes melanoplerus), 161. Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes), 162. Long-clawed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactyla), 163. Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus), 164. Striped Ground Squirrel (Euxerus erythropus), 165. Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Xerus rutilus), 166. Damara Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus princeps), 167. South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris), 168. Pere David’s Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), 169. Forrest's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti), 170. Siberian Chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus), 171. Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus), 172. Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamas amoenus), 173. Townsend’s Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii), 174. Red-tailed Chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus), 175. Shadow Chipmunk (Tamias senex), 176. Uinta Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)