Mentawi flying squirrel

The Mentawi flying squirrel (Iomys sipora) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is only known from the Mentawai Islands (Sipura and North Pagai). Its natural habitat is lowland tropical primary forest below 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Mentawi flying squirrel
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Iomys
Species:	I. sipora
Binomial name
Iomys sipora Chasen & Kloss, 1928

Geographic distribution

It is endemic to the jungles of the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia).

Conservation status

It is threatened with extinction due to the loss of its natural habitat.