Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs False Grass-poly

Petaurista nobilis compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lythraceae
Genus	Petaurista	Lythrum
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	False Grass-poly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.