Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs White Brain

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Exidia
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	White Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Brain

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.