Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Class Mammalia > Subclass Eutheria > Order Rodentia > Suborder Sciurognathi > Family Sciuridae > Genus Pteromys

Pteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PteromysCuvier, G., 1800accepted genus name

Species group names

Sciurus volans Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Children

Pteromys volans ognevi Stroganov, 1936
Pteromys volans volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Danish: Flyveegern
 Dutch: Vliegende eekhoorn
 English: Flying Squirrel; Russian flying squirrel; Летяга звичайна sources: Domina, Gianniantonio (University Palermo, Department Botanical Sciences (DPCE))
 English-United States: Flying Squirrel; Russian flying squirrel
 French: Écureuil volant; Polatouche
 German: Europäisches Flughörnchen; Europäisches Gleithörnchen; Flughörnchen; Gewöhnliches Gleithörnchen sources: german PESI focal point
 Greek: Ιπτάμενος σκίουρος της Σιβηρίας sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Italian: Scoiattolo volante della Russia; Scoiattolo volante europeo; Scoiattolo volante russo sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: voverė skraiduolė
 Russian: летяга sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovak: Poletucha stromová
 Slovenian: evropska poletuša sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Ardilla voladora; Ardilla voladora europea sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Turkish: Uçan sincap sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Летяга звичайна

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External Links

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Citation

Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Pteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=305732

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2005-01-25 by Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz

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