Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Red Lauan

Petaurista nobilis compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Shorea
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Red Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

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.