Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Root Rot

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Heterobasidion
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.