| Mentawi flying squirrel | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Iomys |
| Species: | I. sipora
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| Binomial name | |
| Iomys sipora | |
The Mentawi flying squirrel (Iomys sipora) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is only known from the Mentawai Islands ( Sipura and North Pagai). Its natural habitat is lowland tropical primary forest below 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Geographic distribution
It is endemic to the jungles of the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia).
Conservation status
It is threatened with extinction due to the loss of its natural habitat.
Sources
- ^ a b Ruedas, L.; Duckworth, J. W.; Lee, B. & Tizard, R. J. (2008). "Iomys sipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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| Mentawi flying squirrel | |
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|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Iomys |
| Species: | I. sipora
|
| Binomial name | |
| Iomys sipora | |
The Mentawi flying squirrel (Iomys sipora) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is only known from the Mentawai Islands ( Sipura and North Pagai). Its natural habitat is lowland tropical primary forest below 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Geographic distribution
It is endemic to the jungles of the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia).
Conservation status
It is threatened with extinction due to the loss of its natural habitat.
Sources
- ^ a b Ruedas, L.; Duckworth, J. W.; Lee, B. & Tizard, R. J. (2008). "Iomys sipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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