Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Species code: Hs

Petaurista nobilis compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Halophila
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.