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Indochinese flying squirrel

Hylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 227 g and live up to 7.82 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei)
Photo: Wich'yanan L · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the indochinese flying squirrel

Weight
227 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.82 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the indochinese flying squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the indochinese flying squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei), also known as Phayre's flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

From the Wikipedia article “Indochinese flying squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indochinese_flying_squirrel&oldid=1374353154), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the indochinese flying squirrel endangered?

The indochinese flying squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the indochinese flying squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusHylopetes
  7. SpeciesHylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859)

Synonyms Pteromys phayrei anchises, Sciuoptera phayrei, Sciuropterus phayrei, Sciuropterus phayrei laotum, Sciuropterus phayrei probus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Phayre's flying squirrelEnglish
  • Phayre's flying squirrelEnglish
  • Phayre’s flying squirrelEnglish
  • poletuška indočínskáCzech
  • PhayregleithörnchenGerman
  • Indochinesisches GleithörnchenGerman
  • Phayre-GleithörnchenGerman
  • indokiinanliituriFinnish
  • シロミミクサビオモモンガJapanese
  • drzewolotka indochińskaPolish
  • Летяга ФайраRussian
  • กระรอกบินเล็กแก้มขาวThai
  • Hainandipao FeishuChinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the indochinese flying squirrel

Other species in the same genus Hylopetes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the indochinese flying squirrel?

An adult indochinese flying squirrel weighs 227 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the indochinese flying squirrel endangered?

The indochinese flying squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the indochinese flying squirrel live?

The indochinese flying squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 7.82 years.

What kind of animal is the indochinese flying squirrel?

The indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{indochinese_flying_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indochinese-flying-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}