Centaury vs Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Petaurista xanthotis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Petaurista
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Petaurista xanthotis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.