Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs false pepperwort

Petaurista nobilis compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Marsilea
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.