Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs lírio-fétido

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while lírio-fétido is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	lírio-fétido
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Petaurista	Iris
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and lírio-fétido share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

lírio-fétido

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	lírio-fétido
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lírio-fétido

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

The Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.