Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Squirrel Corn

Petaurista nobilis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Petaurista	Dicentra
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.