Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Digitgrass

Petaurista nobilis compared with Digitaria eriantha

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Digitgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Digitaria
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Digitaria eriantha

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Digitgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Digitgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Digitgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, India), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, 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.