Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Parasol Tree

Petaurista nobilis compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Araliaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Polyscias
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Parasol Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

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.