Whiskered Flying Squirrel

Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) at Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo)

Paul Carter, 20 Aug 2016
Revised 8 Nov 2016 to include reference to a 1965 paper with images of a captured animal.
Revised 3 Sep 2024
, adding better resolution images, edits and iNaturalist references.

Summary
On 26 May 2016, whilst spotlighting alone along Power Station Road in Kinabalu Park (Borneo, Malaysia) I photographed a Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) very close to the 4 Km post and at an elevation of approximately 1840 m. This appears to be a notable elevation record; and possibly the first photographs in the wild.

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