Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista leucogenys

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Sciuridae

The Japanese giant flying squirrel is a species of flying squirrel, one of the giant flying squirrels in the genus Petaurista.

Fun Fact

Like other flying squirrels, it has a web of skin between its legs which it uses to glide between trees.

Habitat

Inhabits sub-alpine forests and boreal evergreen forests on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.

Diet

Eats fruit and nuts and lives in holes in large trees.

Lifespan

To be updated