Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Stringwood

Petaurista magnificus compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Petaurista	Acalypha
Species	Petaurista magnificus	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stringwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.