Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Hainan giant flying squirrel Petaurista hainana (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Petaurista hainana from Hainan Island of China is 16,502 bp in length. Similar to most other mammals, it contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 2 non-coding regions. The overall base composition of the H-strand is 31.77% A, 26.31% C, 13.31% G and 28.61% T. The base composition clearly showed the A-T skew. The mitochondrial genome of P. hainana presented in this report will be useful for species designation, conservation and phylogenetic study in Sciuridae.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Hainan giant flying squirrel
• Petaurista hainana
• Sciuridae

Acknowledgements

We thank the anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no confilicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This research was funded by Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project of NSFC (Grant No. 31110103910).