Palawan flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Hylopetes nigripes
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Palawan flying squirrel live?

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

Philippines

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 Palawan flying squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Palawan flying squirrel?

The Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Hylopetes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Palawan flying squirrel

The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Its population is decreasing as time goes on. It is a nocturnal species, and is mainly being destroyed by deforestation

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Palawan flying squirrel (revision 1314566821), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764874 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).