The Namdapha Flying Squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): India. Creature Profile. Other facts Squirrels have four teeth in the front of their mouth that constantly grow throughout their lives. The Namdapha flying squirrel is one of the 25 “most wanted” in Global Wildlife Conservation’s Search for Lost Species. It comprises two large (1.4-1.8 kg) species endemic to southern Asia: the Namdapha flying squirrel (India) and the Laotian giant flying squirrel (Lao PDR). And to tell you, there are a very few people in the world who will be up for the challenge of carrying in bare hands, a alive Giant Flying Squirrel for five hours, whilst battling a terrain as rough and difficult as Namdapha. Our team will go back to NNP with the aim of rediscovering and protecting this Critically Endangered species. The Namdapha flying squirrel is critically endangered. in Namdapha, Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, a proposed Biosphere Reserve area, during March-May 1981, a team headed by Dr. Shyamrup Biswas, Zoologist of the Zoological Survey of India, collected a unique flying squirrel. This article is only an excerpt. Found in India, this species is Critically Endangered and has not been seen since 2002. Read More. Portrait of the Namdapha flying squirrel. Photo by: Zoological Survey of India/Creative Commons 3.0. The area in which the new species was found is within the 777-mile-long region between where the Namdapha squirrel was first observed in 1981 in India, and where a … I cajoled the porter into carrying the squirrel back to the camp, where we were headed to. Share. Given its size, it’s hard to believe that the Namdapha Flying Squirrel is only known with from a single individual collected in Namdapha National Park (NNP), India, in 1981. The species that belong to genus Biswamoyopterus, comprised two large (1.4-1.8 kg) species endemic to southern Asia: the Namdapha flying squirrel (India) and the Laotian giant flying squirrel … This includes 43 species of mammals like the critically endangered Pygmy Hog, the Namdapha flying squirrel and the endangered Snow leopard, the … Surprisingly he agreed. After critical examination, it was found to be an undescribed form