Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Thrips

Petaurista magnificus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Thripidae
Genus	Petaurista	Aptinothrips
Species	Petaurista magnificus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.