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and body shorter than 10 inches (Pteromyscus pidverulentus 
attains this length; it should be compared with Aeromys). The 
Pigmy Flying Squirrels, Petaurilhis, of the Malay Peninsula, 
the smallest of all, have the length of the head and body only 
3% inches. 
LARGER FLYING SQUIRRELS 
The Giant Flying Squirrels, genus Petaurista, found from 
India to Java, Formosa, Korea, and Japan, include the largest 
of the Flying Squirrels. The head and body may attain a length 
Fig. 55. Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista. 
