Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs River Maple

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Acer
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.