Namdapha flying squirrel
Biswamoyopterus biswasi Saha, 1981
CRCritically Endangeredrodents
The namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 1.61 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the namdapha flying squirrel
- Weight
- 1.61 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- 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
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the namdapha flying squirrel live?
Not recorded
What is the namdapha flying squirrel?
The Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) is a flying squirrel endemic to Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India, where it is known from a single zoological specimen collected in Namdapha National Park in 1981.
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Is the namdapha flying squirrel endangered?
The namdapha flying squirrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the namdapha flying squirrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusBiswamoyopterus
- SpeciesBiswamoyopterus biswasi Saha, 1981
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Namdapha giant flying squirrelEnglish
- Namdapha giant flying squirrelEnglish
- poletucha bělobřicháCzech
- NamdaphagleithörnchenGerman
- Namdapha-GleithörnchenGerman
- Ardilla voladora de NamdaphaSpanish
- tirapinliituriFinnish
- ナムダファムササビJapanese
- NadamphaglijvliegerDutch
- nocowiórek latającyPolish
- Ассамская летягаRussian
Relatives of the namdapha flying squirrel
Other species in the same genus Biswamoyopterus.
Laotian giant flying squirrel
Biswamoyopterus laoensis
Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel
Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis
CompareNamdapha flying squirrel vs Laotian giant flying squirrelNamdapha flying squirrel vs Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the namdapha flying squirrel?
An adult namdapha flying squirrel weighs 1.61 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the namdapha flying squirrel endangered?
The namdapha flying squirrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the namdapha flying squirrel?
The namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · 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 · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · 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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