Siberut Flying Squirrel

Siberut Flying SquirrelThe Siberut flying squirrel occurs in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. A genus-level account describes Petinomys squirrels as gliding between trees and feeding on fruit and seeds at night.What does it look like?The Animal Diversity Web describes Petinomys squirrels as having darker backs, lighter undersides, eye rings and a gliding membrane between the limbs.How does it live?The Siberut flying squirrel occurs in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. A genus-level account describes Petinomys squirrels as gliding between trees and feeding on fruit and seeds at night.The genus account describes Petinomys as nocturnal, feeding on fruit and seeds in the canopy and resting in tree cavities by day.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.