Chinese Garlic vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Allium macrostemon compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Garlic Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Amaryllidaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Allium Petaurista
Species Allium macrostemon Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Chinese Garlic

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Garlic Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Garlic

Habitat

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

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Garlic

The Chinese Garlic (Allium macrostemon) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

No description available.

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