Hodgson's giant flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Petaurista magnificus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Nepal

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel endangered?

The Hodgson's giant flying squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel?

The Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Petaurista. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hodgson's giant flying squirrel

Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. This large flying squirrel lives in Himalayan forests in Asia. Like other flying squirrels, it is nocturnal and able to glide (not actually fly like a bat) long distances between trees by spreading out its patagium, skin between its limbs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (revision 1314669288), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q730903 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).