Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Petaurista nobilis compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Draba
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

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.