Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Java Almond

Petaurista nobilis compared with Canarium vulgare

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Java Almond is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Java Almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Burseraceae
Genus	Petaurista	Canarium
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Canarium vulgare

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Java Almond
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java Almond

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.