Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Gray Elm

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Ulmus rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Ulmus
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Gray Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.