Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus), recorded as Endangered
Woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Woolly flying squirrel

Eupetaurus cinereus

Woolly flying squirrel is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Eupetaurus cinereus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Eupetaurus cinereus
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Sciuridae · Eupetaurus

Range and habitat

A 2012 study revealed the extension of distributional range of woolly flying squirrel in upper Neelum valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. It has also been discovered in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and Jigme Dorji National Park in Bhutan, indicating that it may have a wider range than previously thought. The preferred habitat appears to be high elevation conifer forests associated with cliffs and caves.

Habitat labels include forest.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Even so, recent research has confirmed that it remains in Kashmir. The western woolly flying squirrel was thought to be extinct for 70 years until being rediscovered in 1994 by Peter Zahler, of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The species is currently considered "Endangered" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Woolly flying squirrel is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Woolly flying squirrel, Wikidata item Q1404332. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Woolly flying squirrel?
Woolly flying squirrel is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Eupetaurus cinereus.
What is the conservation status of Woolly flying squirrel?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Eupetaurus cinereus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Woolly flying squirrel live?
The preferred habitat appears to be high elevation conifer forests associated with cliffs and caves.
Why is Woolly flying squirrel in crisis?
Even so, recent research has confirmed that it remains in Kashmir.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Eupetaurus cinereus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Woolly flying squirrel a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.