Red-cheeked flying squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Hylopetes spadiceus
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 red-cheeked flying squirrel live?

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

Vietnam

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 red-cheeked flying squirrel endangered?

The red-cheeked 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 red-cheeked flying squirrel?

The red-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Hylopetes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-cheeked flying squirrel

The red-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-cheeked flying squirrel (revision 1355165008), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2531076 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).