Biswamoyopterus laoensis that is the name;  in plain English, the Laotian giant flying squirrel.

This new discovery of the Flying Squirrel by a team of biologist was first sighted at a bush meat market a year ago.

Biswamoyopterus laoensis is a large flying squirrel that weighs 1.8 kg and measures about 42 inches (1.08 m) in total length – the body is about 18 inches (0.46 m) long and the tail is 24 inches (0.62 m) long. 

“This is a large flying squirrel, the upper surface of which is predominantly an admixture of dark reddish brown and black hairs, variably grizzled with whitish-gray,” Mr Sanamxay and his colleagues wrote in the Zootaxa paper.

“Individual hairs are variable in color but usually comprise the following components: metallic-ash at the base for up to 20 mm, reddish brown in the mid-part for about 15 mm, and a black tip of about 3 mm. A distinctive whitish-gray band, some 6 mm in length, is present in hairs that reside in areas of the upper surface that are extensively grizzled.”

 

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