Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs lemon thyme

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Thymus
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.