Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel explained

The pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri) is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Diseases

The metanalysis of Peterson et al., 2004 shows Idiurus zenkeri is a probable source of some zoonotic outbreaks.^[1]

References

• Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Notes and References

1. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10. 12. 2004. 2073–2081. A. Townsend. Peterson. Darin S.. Carroll. James N.. Mills. Karl M.. Johnson. 6269915. 3323391. 15663841. 10.3201/eid1012.040346. Potential Mammalian Filovirus Reservoirs.

   Cited by Baseler et al., 2017, Olival & Hayman 2011, Anderson et al., 2011 and others.