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title: "Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel"
description: "Petaurista lena — Mamíferos. The red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/taiwan-red-and-white-giant-flying-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel

> Petaurista lena — Mamíferos. The red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Petaurista lena*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `mountains` (Montañas)
- iNaturalist observations: 609
- Wikidata: [Q66791892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66791892)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1279890](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1279890)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
- de: Taiwan-Riesengleithörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

TW (579)

## Summary

The red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is a very large, dark rufous-red, buff and white flying squirrel found in forests at altitudes of 800–3,500 m (2,600–11,500 ft) in mainland China and 1,200–3,750 m (3,940–12,300 ft) in Taiwan, although the population of the latter island is distinctive and likely better regarded as a separate species, the Taiwan giant flying squirrel (P. lena). Additionally, the red and white giant flying squirrel possibly ranges into northeastern South Asia and far northern Mainland Southeast Asia. This squirrel has a…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_and_white_giant_flying_squirrel

## Photo

![Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-red-and-white-giant-flying-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: lonelyshrimp · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1279890

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-red-and-white-giant-flying-squirrel?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).