The Jentink’s flying squirrel (''Hylopetes platyurus'') is a species of
squirrel
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 ...
native to
Indonesia
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and
Malaysia
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. They are nocturnal omnivores, and have an average body mass of 131.27 mm and an average body mass of 56.98 grams.
[''(n.d) Hylopetes platyurus'' (Jentink 1890) Encyclopedia of Life. https://eol.org/pages/4466164/data Retrieved July 13, 2021]
References
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Mammals described in 1890