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Gray-cheeked flying squirrel
Hylopetes platyurus (Jentink, 1890)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Distribution of Hylopetes platyurus. Red - Extant (resident).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Jentink’s flying squirrel (Hylopetes platyurus) is a species of squirrel native to Indonesia and Malaysia. They are nocturnal omnivores, and have an average body length of 131.27 mm and an average body mass of 56.98 grams.
Wikipedia contributors, Jentink's flying squirrel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:02:53.862457+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylopetes platyurus (Jentink, 1890)
- Name authority
- (Jentink, 1890)
- Common name
- Gray-cheeked flying squirrel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Hylopetes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderSciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
- familySciuridae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilySciurinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- tribePteromyini Brandt, 1855
- genusHylopetes Thomas, 1908
- speciesHylopetes platyurus (Jentink, 1890)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hylopetes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bartel's Flying SquirrelHylopetes bartelsi (Chasen, 1939) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indochinese Flying SquirrelHylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylopetes sagitta (Linnaeus, 1766) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sipora Flying SquirrelHylopetes sipora Chasen, 1940 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Particolored Flying SquirrelHylopetes alboniger (Hodgson, 1836) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan Flying SquirrelHylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-cheeked Flying SquirrelHylopetes spadiceus (Blyth, 1847) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumatran Flying SquirrelHylopetes winstoni (Sody, 1949) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=930260 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NGH8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.