Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Petaurista	Belomys
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Belomys pearsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.