Scientists have just discovered a new species of flying squirrel in China, and it’s no small creature. Weighing three to four pounds, the Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel is found in the forests of China’s Yunnan Province, and it’s among the rarest and most mysterious species of flying squirrel.
According to a press release, the new species (called Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis) has bicolored ear tufts, a dark brown scrotum, white belly, and a skull that’s shorter and wider than other members of the same genus.
