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Palawan flying squirrel

Hylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893)

NTNear Threatenedrodents

The palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 236.6 g to 534 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes)
Photo: Magalhães · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the palawan flying squirrel

Weight
236.6 g – 534 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the palawan flying squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the palawan flying squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Its population is decreasing as time goes on. It is a nocturnal species, and is mainly being destroyed by deforestation

From the Wikipedia article “Palawan flying squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palawan_flying_squirrel&oldid=1314566821), 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 palawan flying squirrel endangered?

The palawan flying squirrel is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the palawan flying squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusHylopetes
  7. SpeciesHylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893)

Synonyms Sciuropterus nigripes

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • سنجاب بالاوان الطائرArabic
  • poletuška palawanskáCzech
  • PalawangleithörnchenGerman
  • palawaninliituriFinnish
  • クロアシクサビオモモンガJapanese
  • drzewolotka czarnonogaPolish
  • Палаванская летягаRussian
  • กระรอกบินเล็กปาลาวันThai

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Relatives of the palawan 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 palawan flying squirrel?

An adult palawan flying squirrel weighs 236.6 g – 534 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the palawan flying squirrel endangered?

The palawan flying squirrel is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the palawan flying squirrel?

The palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{palawan_flying_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palawan-flying-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}