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Hylopetes
nigripes
(Thomas, 1893). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 12:30.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY— Sciuridae
COMMON NAME—
Palawan
flying squirrel.
DISTRIBUTION—Palawan
Faunal Region only. Recorded on Bancalan (FMNH) and Palawan Island (FMNH,
USNM).
HABITAT— Primary and secondary lowland forest, where they nest in cavities in large trees (Taylor, 1934; Esselstyn et al., 2004).
STATUS—Moderately
common.
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