Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Petaurista magnificus compared with Lestes forcipatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lestidae
Genus	Petaurista	Lestes
Species	Petaurista magnificus	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.