Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs ground-pine

Petaurista nobilis compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Ajuga
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.