Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Potto

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lorisidae
Genus	Petaurista	Perodicticus
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.