Vordermann's flying squirrel
Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. It was described in 1890 by the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink,[2] who named it after its discoverer, the Dutch physician Adolphe Vorderman.
| Vordermann's flying squirrel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Petinomys |
| Species: | P. vordermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Petinomys vordermanni (Jentink, 1890) | |
References
- Francis, C. & Gumal, M. (2008). "Petinomys vordermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- Jentink, F. A. (1890). "On a collection of mammals from Billiton". Notes from the Leyden Museum. 12 (1–2): 149–154. S2CID 131033101.
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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