Chinaroot vs Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Smilax china compared with Petaurista xanthotis

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Smilax	Petaurista
Species	Smilax china	Petaurista xanthotis

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.