Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Forest Bead-string

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Alchornea
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Forest Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Bead-string

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.