Hylopetes Thomas 1908 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Pteromyinae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
See also de Bruijn 1989
Sister taxa: Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Glaucomys, Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petauristini, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus
Subtaxa: Hylopetes hoeckarum
Ecology: gliding granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Germany (1), Greece (1)
• Miocene of Austria (2), China (5), Germany (1), Greece (4), Hungary (1), Italy (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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