Groove-toothed flying squirrel
| Groove-toothed flying squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Aeretes |
| Species: | A. melanopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeretes melanopterus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)
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The groove-toothed flying squirrel or Colorful flying Chinese squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is considered monotypic within the genus Aeretes. It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Beijing. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.