Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Indian fleabane

Petaurista nobilis compared with Pluchea indica

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Indian fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Indian fleabane
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	Pluchea
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Pluchea indica

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Indian fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries).

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.