Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Dixon's stingaree

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urolophidae
Genus	Petaurista	Urolophus
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Dixon's stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixon's stingaree

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.