Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Cyprus Maple

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Acer obtusifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Cyprus 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 xanthotis	Acer obtusifolium

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Cyprus Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Cyprus Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cyprus Maple

Habitat

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

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.