Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Stinking chamomile

Petaurista magnificus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Petaurista	Anthemis
Species	Petaurista magnificus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.