The Afghan flying squirrel (''Eoglaucomys fimbriatus baberi'') is a subspecies of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
.
Biology
The Afghan flying squirrel is not considered to be threatened to become an
endangered species because it is widely distributed, it has a large population, and the population is not declining fast enough. The only threats that affect the Afghan flying squirrel are
selective logging
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Forestry
In forestry, high grading, also sometimes ...
, modernization, hunting for the fur trade. It has a
generation time
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of approximately 4 to 5 years, and it has up to two
litters
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annually. It usually has 2 to 4 young.
Location
The Afghan flying squirrel is known to be found in
montane coniferous forests.
The Afghan flying squirrel is native to the following countries:
*Afghanistan
*India
*Pakistan
References
Notes
* Baillie, J. 1996.
Hylopetes baberi 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
* 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.
Mammals of Afghanistan
Hylopetes
Endemic fauna of Afghanistan
Mammals described in 1847
Taxa named by Edward Blyth
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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