Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Melanogaster
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.