Vordermann's Flying Squirrel

Petinomys vordermanni

Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petinomys
IUCN status: VU
Distribution: Myanmar|Thailand|Malaysia|Indonesia|Brunei
Realm: Indomalaya

About this species

Range: Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar

Vordermann's flying squirrel is a rodent in the squirrel family found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar. It was described in 1890 by the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink, who named it after its discoverer, the Dutch physician Adolphe Vorderman (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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