Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Bladder Fern

Petaurista nobilis compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Cystopteris
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.