What is "petaurista"

Petaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Squirrels in this family are generally large nocturnal flying squirrels.

It contains the following species, listed alphabetically:

• Petaurista alborufus Milne-Edwards, 1870 – red and white giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista elegans Müller, 1840 – spotted giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827 – Japanese giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista magnificus Hodgson, 1836 – Hodgson's giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842 – Bhutan giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista petaurista Pallas, 1766 – red giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 – Indian giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards, 1872 – Chinese giant flying squirrel