Table 5.

Average genetic distances (%) for 16S ribosomal DNA sequences between the groups of studied flying squirrel species; intraspecific variations of genetic distances are also provided for each species.

	mel	tep	pea	cin	fim	vol	pha	alb	hor	fus	hai	yun	phi	kin	ele	pul	set	ans	xan	Bis
Aeretes melanopterus (mel)
Aeromy tephromelas (tep)	9.5
Belomys pearsonii (pea)	6.5	11.6
Eupetaurus cinereus (cin)	10.4	8.2	11.5
Eoglaucomys fimbriatus (fim)	11.5	11.6	12.4	11.8
Glaucomys volans (vol)	9.7	9.8	12.2	11.3	8.7
Hylopetes phayrei (pha)	11.1	11.7	12.5	12.5	10.8	8.5
Hylopetes alboniger (alb)	10.9	11.4	12.2	12.3	10.5	8.4	2.9
Iomys horsfieldi (hor)	9.8	9.7	10.3	11.0	9.2	7.6	7.3	7.5
Petaurista alborufus (fus)	11.3	10.9	12.4	12.1	13.2	11.6	10.6	11.1	10.5
Petaurista hainana (hai)	12.2	11.8	12.4	11.3	13.4	11.3	11.7	11.3	10.1	7.6
Petaurista yunanensis (yun)	11.7	11.6	12.9	11.1	12.7	11.0	10.3	10.2	9.8	6.1	2.3
Petaurista philippensis (phi)	12.4	11.8	13.9	12.4	12.5	11.2	11.0	11.1	10.3	7.6	2.7	1.9
Petaurillus kinlochii (kin)	9.4	10.6	11.0	11.5	9.0	7.4	7.1	8.0	5.6	11.2	9.7	8.8	9.9
Petaurista elegans (ele)	11.9	13.0	12.6	12.5	13.4	13.0	10.4	10.0	10.9	7.9	6.5	6.6	6.8	10.5
Pteromyscus pulverulentus (pul)	8.0	11.1	7.8	11.5	13.6	12.3	13.8	13.6	11.4	12.4	13.3	12.6	13.6	10.8	12.7
Petinomys setosus (set)	11.7	11.2	12.9	12.7	8.4	10.6	8.9	8.6	10.1	12.9	13.3	12.1	12.6	9.0	11.7	14.6
Pteromys volans (ans)	10.2	10.5	10.9	10.6	10.5	10.9	12.2	11.7	10.1	12.4	10.9	10.7	11.2	8.3	12.2	11.6	11.4
Trogopterus xanthipes (xan)	2.9	10.4	6.1	10.4	12.2	10.7	10.9	10.9	9.6	11.3	12.2	11.7	12.4	9.2	11.4	8.0	12.1	10.6
Biswamoyopterus sp. (bis)	8.9	5.2	8.9	8.0	8.9	9.3	9.9	9.6	8.8	11.0	12.3	11.1	11.1	9.5	12.8	10.9	11.2	10.3	8.5
Intraspecific variations	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	3.3	5.1	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.4	n/c	0.4	n/c	n/c	0.6	n/c	0.6