Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Bitter-Root

Petaurista nobilis compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Apocynum
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Bitter-Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

The Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.