Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Javan Tesia

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Tesia superciliaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Javan Tesia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cettiidae
Genus	Petaurista	Tesia
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Tesia superciliaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and Javan Tesia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Javan Tesia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Javan Tesia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Tesia

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.