Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Vine Maple

Petaurista nobilis compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Acer
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.