Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
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The Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri) is a species of rodent in the Anomaluridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Hutterer, R. & Decher, J. 2004. Idiurus zenkeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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