Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs toothcup

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel toothcup
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Lythraceae
Genus Petaurista Ammannia
Species Petaurista xanthotis Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel toothcup
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.

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