Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Drum Tree

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Cordia millenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Drum Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Cordia
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Cordia millenii

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Drum Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Drum Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drum Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.