Petinomys

Petinomys is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.^[1]

Petinomys Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent
Whiskered flying squirrel (P. genibarbis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Pteromyini
Genus:	Petinomys Thomas, 1908
Type species
Sciuropterus lugens Thomas, 1895
Species
See text

There are approximately 8 species. They are native to Asia.^[2]

Species include:

• Basilan flying squirrel (Petinomys crinitus)
• Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus)
• Whiskered flying squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis)
• Hagen's flying squirrel (Petinomys hageni)
• Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens)
• Mindanao flying squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis)
• Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus)
• Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni)