Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Mastic Thyme

Petaurista nobilis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Mastic Thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

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.