Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Petaurista xanthotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Paradoxurus	Petaurista
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Petaurista xanthotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

The Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.