Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Hazel Bracket

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Skeletocutis
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hazel Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.