page_title: Beecroft's flying squirrel
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Beecroft's flying squirrel / Description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Echte Dornschwanzhörnchen Anomalurus beecrofti, Schädel, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden English: Beecroft's Scaly-tailed SquirrelAnomalurus beecrofti, skull, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden Polski: Czaszka wiewiórolotki srebrzystej.
context_page_description: Beecroft's flying squirrel or Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. Some authorities consider it to be monotypic within the genus Anomalurops. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat destruction but is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
context_section_description: Beecroft's flying squirrel is a medium-sized squirrel with a body-length of about  28 cm (11 in) with a tail of 21 cm (8 in). The fur is soft and thick, the upper parts being a brindled slate-grey and the underparts being paler grey with an orangeish sheen or whitish. There is a pale spot on the crown and another on the nape of the neck. A gliding membrane extends from the fore limbs to the hind limbs and onwards to the tail. This is furred on its upper side but nearly naked below. The tail is black and has sixteen to eighteen scales on the underside near its base.
caption: Skull of a Beecroft’s flying squirrel
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