Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Fernleaf Licorice-root

Petaurista nobilis compared with Ligusticum filicinum

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Fernleaf Licorice-root is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Fernleaf Licorice-root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Ligusticum
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Ligusticum filicinum

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Fernleaf Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Fernleaf Licorice-root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fernleaf Licorice-root

Habitat

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

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.