Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Petaurista nobilis compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Straw-coloured-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Psephellus
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

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.