Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Cherry

Petaurista nobilis compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

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.