# Bartel's flying squirrel (*Hylopetes bartelsi*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The bartel's flying squirrel (Hylopetes bartelsi) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 88 g to 146.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 88 g – 146.6 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Lifestyle | Arboreal |
| Conservation status | Data Deficient (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Rodentia
- family: Sciuridae
- genus: Hylopetes
- species: *Hylopetes bartelsi* (Chasen, 1939)

Synonyms: *Petinomys bartelsi*

## Common questions

### How big is the bartel's flying squirrel?

An adult bartel's flying squirrel weighs 88 g – 146.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the bartel's flying squirrel endangered?

The bartel's flying squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

### What kind of animal is the bartel's flying squirrel?

The bartel's flying squirrel (Hylopetes bartelsi) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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