Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs halberd willow

Petaurista nobilis compared with Salix hastata

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while halberd willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	halberd willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salicaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Salix
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Salix hastata

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

halberd willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	halberd willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

halberd willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.