主要观点总结
据中国科学院昆明动物研究所周四报道，中国研究人员在西藏自治区的西南部发现了两种罕见的飞鼠物种，即普亚诺米鼠和帕泰里斯塔鼠。这两种飞鼠是在2022年和2023年的野外工作中观察到的，且收集了标本。其中，普亚诺米鼠被国际自然保护联盟列为“近危物种”，这是该物种在中国首次被记录。而之前只知道栖息于云南省西北部和缅甸北部的喜马拉雅大耳飞鼠，现在也在西藏被正式记录。这一发现扩展了这两种飞鼠的已知分布范围，并突出了喜马拉雅地区丰富的生物多样性。
关键观点总结
关键观点1: 发现两种罕见飞鼠物种
普亚诺米鼠（Priapomys leonardi）和帕泰里斯塔鼠（Petaurista nobilis）在西藏被发现，它们是在野外工作中通过观察和收集标本确认的。
关键观点2: 普亚诺米鼠首次在中国被记录
作为国际自然保护联盟列为“近危物种”的普亚诺米鼠，这次是在中国的首次记录。
关键观点3: 喜马拉雅大耳飞鼠的分布范围得到扩展
之前只知其栖息于云南省西北部和缅甸北部，但现在也在西藏被正式记录，这一发现扩展了其已知分布范围。
关键观点4: 发现突出了喜马拉雅地区的丰富生物多样性
研究人员认为，这一发现强调了喜马拉雅地区生物多样性的丰富程度。
文章预览
Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Thursday. The Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista nobilis), which is one of the largest in its family of flying squirrels, and the Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel (Priapomys leonardi) were observed and specimens collected during fieldwork in 2022 and 2023. ▲ 图为不丹大鼯鼠 曾祥乐 摄 Designated as a "Near-threatened" species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Bhutan giant flying squirrel was documented in China for the first time, noted Li Quan, an associate researcher at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel, previously known to inhabit only the northwestern part of Yunnan Province and northern Myanmar, is now officially
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