By the way, I received some nice camera trap photographs of flying squirrels (Petaurista) on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [That’s no mystery carnivore (part II)… it’s a giant squirrel!] Reference
(I'm including an image of the BBC Wildlife article here, which shows a photo of the flying squirrel Petaurista.). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Some species of Petaurista truly are giants (for squirrels), reaching 2.5 kg and more than 100 cm in total length. From Wordnik.com. [That’s no mystery carnivore (part II)… it’s a giant squirrel!] Reference
Also present are Japanese hare Lepus brachyurus angustidens, Japanese squirrel Sciurus lis, small Japanese flying squirrel Pteromys momonga, Japanese giant flying squirrel Petaurista leucogenys, Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus (EN), raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides, Japanese fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese marten Martes melampus, ermine Mustela ermina, Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica and Eurasian badger Mele meles. From Wordnik.com. [Shirakami-sanchi (Shirakami mountains), Japan] Reference
Petaurista leucogaster, may only be a variety of P. taguanoides. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
They have a specimen of a young Petaurista taguanoides, under this name, in the Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
I saw but two flying squirrels and know not to which species of Petaurista they are to be referred. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1] Reference
One species of opossum, a flying squirrel (Petaurista) two kinds of dog, of which one is new, rats, and a fieldmouse. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1] Reference
Petaurista leucogaster 1: 16. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Petaurista magnificus. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests] Reference
Petaurista taguanoides. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Petaurista leucogaster. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Petaurista taguanoides Desm. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Petaurista, 338. From Wordnik.com. [Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work] Reference
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