Smokey Flying Squirrel

Squirrels

Pteromyscus pulverulentus

Basic stats

Diet

Leaves, bark, fruit

Habitat

Montane and hill forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Litter size

1–2 young (poorly documented)

Gestation period

Unrecorded in the wild

Size

Medium (head-body ~20–23cm)

Weight

~200–260g

A flying squirrel with a smoky grey coat, found in Bornean montane and hill forest, generally at higher elevation than many of the lowland Petinomys and Hylopetes species.

Nocturnal, gliding between trees and feeding on leaves, bark and fruit. A cool-forest specialist more likely encountered around Kinabalu Park or Trus Madi than in lowland reserves.

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