| Petaurista | |
|---|---|
| Petaurista petaurista | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sciurinae |
| Tribe: | Pteromyini |
| Genus: |
Petaurista Link, 1795 |
Petaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Squirrels in this family are generally large nocturnal flying squirrels.
It contains the following species, listed alphabetically:
Two new species have been described in 2007 and 2009 from Arunachal Pradesh: