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flying squirrel

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One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long leaps.

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A rare subrace of t'skrang, the k'stulaami, possess a flap of skin much like a flying squirrel 's patagium, allowing them to glide. Source: Internet

Game meats for those living in the mountainous areas include deer, and flying squirrel intestines, a delicacy as regarded by the Bunun people. Source: Internet

In the periods between outbreaks, when human to human transmission occurs less often, the flying squirrel serves as a zoonotic reservoir for the Rickettsia prowazekii bacterium. Source: Internet

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