Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs laceleaf

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Aponogeton madagascariensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	laceleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aponogetonaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Aponogeton
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

laceleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	laceleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

laceleaf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Mauritius.

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.