THE LAOTIAN QIANT FLYING SQUIREL

HOW WAS IT DISCOVERED

• Discovered in a bushmeat market place.
• A place where localy hunted game are sold.
• The market is also a good place to find unknown animals in remote regions.

WHO DISCOVERED THE SPECIES

• A student from the National University of Laos
• Student name- Daosavanh Sansmxay
• He discovered it in 2012 and was published in 2013

WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED

• Habitat- dry evergreen forest
• Or semi evergreen with a large limestone deposit
• The area is heavily hunted
• This animal was put on the endangered species list

INTERSTING FACTS

• The second rodent to be given the genus
• Biswamoyopterus.
• This was the first time an animal was given