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

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

Scientific name	Anomalurus pelii
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Anomaluridae

Where does the Pel's flying squirrel live?

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

Ivory Coast

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 Pel's flying squirrel endangered?

The Pel's 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 Pel's flying squirrel?

The Pel's flying squirrel (Anomalurus pelii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Anomaluridae, genus Anomalurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pel's flying squirrel

Pel's flying squirrel or Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus pelii) is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforests. It is named after Hendrik Pel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pel's flying squirrel (revision 1373475542), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769812 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).