| Groove-toothed flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Aeretes G. M. Allen, 1940 |
| Species: | A. melanopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeretes melanopterus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) | |
The groove-toothed flying squirrel or North Chinese flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Aeretes. It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Beijing. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
See also
- List of endangered and protected species of China
References
- ^ Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2008). "Aeretes melanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- 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.