Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Hairy sensitive pea

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Chamaecrista pilosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hairy sensitive pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Chamaecrista
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Chamaecrista pilosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hairy sensitive pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.