Thomas's Flying Squirrel - Aeromys thomasi
( Hose, 1900 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Thomas’s flying squirrel is found from lowland to especially mid-montane forest to perhaps 1600 m (Thorington et al. 2012). Appears more common in tall mature continuous forest and less common in secondary forests and edges (Phillipps and Phillipps 2016). It was sighted in primary forest at 285 and 190 m on Mount Silam situated within Ulu Segama forest reserve, Sabah (Ketol et al. 2009). It is a nocturnal squirrel, feeding mainly on fruits.

Range:
The species occurs in Borneo, except the south-eastern portion. The species may be on Banggi Island in North Sabah (Rahman and Abdullah 2002).

Conservation:
This species is found within several protected areas on Borneo.

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