Bear Root vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Ligusticum porteri compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear Root	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ligusticum	Petaurista
Species	Ligusticum porteri	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Bear Root

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear Root	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear Root

The Bear Root (Ligusticum porteri) is a species in the genus Ligusticum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.