Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Elephant Apple

Petaurista nobilis compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Dillenia
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.