Arrow flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Arrow flying squirrel Petinomys sagitta Data deficient

Where the arrow flying squirrel lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Arrow flying squirrel: Petinomys sagitta — Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Rique, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Petinomys sagitta
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Is the arrow flying squirrel endangered?

The arrow flying squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the arrow flying squirrel?

The arrow flying squirrel (Petinomys sagitta) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Petinomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the arrow flying squirrel

The arrow flying squirrel (Hylopetes sagitta) is a species of flying squirrel. It is endemic to Java and Bangka, Indonesia. The population is unknown as it has only been collected from a few localities. It is nocturnal and arboreal and may be found in primary and secondary forest. It is threatened by forest loss due to logging and agriculture and there are no known conservation actions.

Phylogenetic evidence indicates that the grey-cheeked flying squirrel (H. lepidus), a widespread species described in 1822 and known from peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo, is conspecific with this species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arrow flying squirrel (revision 1371036439), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762887 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).