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Flying Squirrel
Genus species - Anomalurus ?
Subfamily - Anomaluvinne
Family - Anomaluridae
Super fam - Anomaluroidea
Suborder - SCIUROMORPHA
Order - RODENTIA
EXAMPLE SPECIMEN, KM-9935 ♀, 13 Oct 1938,
Alt. 3330', Balouale, Barotseland.
147-132-46-26.
Description - head - grey, darker from nose,
under eyes, ears dark brown, cheeks light
grey, throat whitish, fur soft all over.
Body - grey above, white below, skin extends
out between legs and beyond legs behind to form
gliding wings, hair on this skin grey, darker towards
outer margin, whitish near middle of outer edge.
Tail - black tipped, grey at basal half,
Fore feet - 4 batlike toes and claws for
catching tree limbs, feet black, pads brown.
Hind feet - 5 toes with claws, pads brown,
grey fur above.