Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Lowveld Bead-string

Petaurista nobilis compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Alchornea
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Lowveld Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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

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.