''Petinomys'' is a genus of

flying squirrel Flying squirrels (scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Despite their name, they are not in fact capable of full flight in the same way as birds or bats, but they ar ...

s. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.''Petinomys''.
ITIS. There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.Singh, A. and A. Bahuguna. 2016
Molecular phylogeny of rediscovered Travancore flying squirrel (''Petinomys fuscocapillus'') and its conservation implications.
''Current Science'' Vol. 110, No. 4 659-66. Species include: * Basilan flying squirrel (''Petinomys crinitus'') *

Travancore flying squirrel Travancore flying squirrel (''Petinomys fuscocapillus''), also known as the small flying squirrel, is a flying squirrel found in South India and Sri Lanka. Travancore flying squirrels were thought to be extinct but were rediscovered in 1989 aft ...

(''Petinomys fuscocapillus'') *

Whiskered flying squirrel The whiskered flying squirrel (''Petinomys genibarbis'') is a species of flying squirrel. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of St ...

(''Petinomys genibarbis'') * Hagen's flying squirrel (''Petinomys hageni'') *

Siberut flying squirrel The Siberut flying squirrel (''Petinomys lugens'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...

(''Petinomys lugens'') *

Mindanao flying squirrel The Mindanao flying squirrel (''Petinomys mindanensis'') is a common species of squirrel that is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pil ...

(''Petinomys mindanensis'') *

Arrow flying squirrel The arrow flying squirrel (''Hylopetes sagitta'') is a species of flying squirrel. It is endemic to Java and Bangka, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indi ...

(''Petinomys sagitta'') * Temminck's flying squirrel (''Petinomys setosus'') *

Vordermann's flying squirrel Vorderman's flying squirrel (''Petinomys vordermanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. It was described in 1890 by the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink, who named it after it ...

(''Petinomys vordermanni'')

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References

* 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. Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Squirrel-stub