Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Window Gnat

Petaurista magnificus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel Window Gnat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Anisopodidae
Genus Petaurista Sylvicola
Species Petaurista magnificus Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel Window Gnat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

No description available.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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