Namdapha Flying Squirrel

The Namdapha flying squirrel is endemic to Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India and is known from a single specimen, collected in Namdapha National Park in 1981. It has reddish, grizzled fur with white above and a pale grey crown, an orangish patagium and white underparts. The specimen measured 40.5 cm from head to vent with a 60 cm tail, and the ear was 4.6 cm long (Wikipedia, general species account).

It inhabits tall Mesua ferrea forest, often on hill slopes in the drainage of the Dihing River, particularly on the western slope of the Patkai range. Field observations suggest it feeds mainly on young leaves and shoots in the upper canopy of subtropical evergreen forest, so it depends on mature forest with continuous canopy for food and gliding routes. In April 2022 a putative Namdapha flying squirrel was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh (Wikipedia, general species account).