Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Forked Aster

Petaurista nobilis compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Eurybia
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

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.