Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Forest Num-num

Petaurista nobilis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Carissa
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.