Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Goa-bean

Petaurista nobilis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Psophocarpus
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.