Can you identify this species of flying squirrel?

beanb142002

Arachnoknight
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Please check out the video.

[video=youtube;UpyiHe8Dvto]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpyiHe8Dvto[/video]

I know other videos say it is a White Faced Flying Squirrel or Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel.

Well I know it's definately not the latter. The Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel has blue eyes and can be found here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9995834

I also couldn't find anything on the White Faced Flying Squirrel.
 

madamoisele

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Did some research on this for you. Might be this. http://nsrangers.tripod.com/leopardtrail.htm

Animal Name: Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel – Introduced in Apr 2004!

Scientific Name: Petaurista alborufus.

Range: Eastern Afghanistan to Java, and from Kashmir, Taiwan, and southern China to Sri Lanka, and mostly in the forest regions of Pakistan.

Habitat: Temperate forest & rainforest, tropical deciduous forest

Diet: Pine cones, tree buds, leaves, young branches, and, when in season, various fruits and nuts. In captivity, they are fed raisins and nuts, but refused shrubs and other leafy substances.

Social structure: Solitary.

Life Span: Captivity - 16 years.

Conservation/status: Common within their geographic range, but deforestation has significantly decreased the size of their habitats.

Remarks: Has thickly haired membrane that extends from its wrists to its hind legs and is further expanded by a skin fold between the tail root and the hind legs. This membrane is composed of sheets of muscles that can be tensed or relaxed at will to control the direction of glide. In addition, there is a large spur on the edge of this membrane that helps to support it. Giant flying squirrels are excellent gliders; some were observed gliding for up to 75 metres ! This is accomplished by jumping off an elevation, usually the topmost branches of a tree. At rest, they fold the flying membrane close into their bodies
 
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