Hainan flying squirrel

Hainan flying squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Hylopetes
Species:	H. electilis
Binomial name
	Hylopetes electilis; (Allen, 1925)
Synonyms
	Hylopetes phayrei electilis

The Hainan flying squirrel (Hylopetes electilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Hainan Island in China.[1]

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Indochinese flying squirrel (H. phayrei) until a 2013 study found them to be distinct species. Both species have anatomical and genetic differences, as well as differences in pelage coloration. They are thought to have a relatively recent genetic divergence from one another.[2]

References

"Hylopetes electilis (G. M. Allen, 1925) - Hainan Flying Squirrel". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
Li, Song; Yu, Fa-Hong (2013-10-08). "Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae：Pteromyini)". Zoological Research. 34 (E5): 531120–E. doi:10.11813/j.issn.0254-5853.2013.E4-5.E120. ISSN 2095-8137.

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[1] "Hylopetes electilis (G. M. Allen, 1925) - Hainan Flying Squirrel". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

[2] Li, Song; Yu, Fa-Hong (2013-10-08). "Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae：Pteromyini)". Zoological Research. 34 (E5): 531120–E. doi:10.11813/j.issn.0254-5853.2013.E4-5.E120. ISSN 2095-8137.