Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Fringed Cup

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Encoelia
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.