Groove-toothed flying squirrel

The groove-toothed flying squirrel or Northern Chinese flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is considered monotypic within the genus Aeretes.^[2] It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Beijing. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Groove-toothed flying squirrel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Aeretes
Species:	A. melanopterus
Binomial name
Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

See also

• List of mammals of China