Kingdom Animalia Genus Petinomys Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Sciuridae Scientific name Petinomys sagitta Higher classification Petinomys Order Rodent | |
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Similar Hose's pygmy flying squ, Temminck's flying squirrel, Bhutan giant flying squirrel, Thomas's flying squirrel, Smoky flying squirrel | ||
The arrow flying squirrel (Petinomys sagitta) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Java, Indonesia. The population is unknown as it is only known from the type specimen from 1766. It is nocturnal and arboreal and may be found in primary and secondary forest. It is threatened by forest loss due to logging and agriculture and there are no known conservation actions.
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