Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Pea Withe

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Pea Withe
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	Rhynchosia
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Pea Withe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.