Wildlifeof Sumatra
Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel
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Photo: Fathurrahman Sidiq · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Hylopetes lepidus
Basic stats
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest
Range
Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo
The grey-cheeked flying squirrel was described in 1822 and is known from peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that it is the same species as the arrow flying squirrel, Hylopetes sagitta, which is nocturnal and arboreal, may be found in primary and secondary forest, and is threatened by forest loss due to logging and agriculture (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel live in?
- Primary and secondary forest
- Where is the Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel found?
- Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo