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Petaurista philippensis (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

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Koli, Vijay Kumar (2022): Petaurista philippensis (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Mammalian Species 54 (1019): 1-10, DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/seac004, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seac004

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Publication: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16724A6318163.en (DOI)
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