The Palawan flying squirrel or tapilak (Hylopetes nigripes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Hylopetes |
| Species: | H. nigripes
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| Hylopetes nigripes (Thomas, 1893)
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Its population is decreasing as time goes on. It is a nocturnal species, and is mainly being destroyed by deforestation
References
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- ^ Kennerley, R.; Ong, P. (2019). "Hylopetes nigripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10604A22243756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10604A22243756.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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