Anomaluridae

Anomaluridae

[ə¦näm·ə¦lu̇r·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
The African flying squirrels, a small family in the order Rodentia characterized by the climbing organ, a series of scales at the root of the tail.
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2002: Molecular systematics of Sciurognathi (Rodentia): the mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rRNA genes support the Anomaluroidea (Pedetidae and Anomaluridae).
Cryptic species diversity in the genus Allactaga (Rodentia: Dipodidae) at the edge of its distribution range
Gliding has evolved independently in at least six groups of mammalian taxa namely Volitatia, Pteromyinae, Anomaluridae, Acrobates, Petaurus and Petauroides (Stafford et al.
Gliding performance of the red giant gliding squirrel Petaurista petaurista in the tropical rainforest of Indian eastern Himalaya

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