Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Petaurista nobilis compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Petaurista	Alticola
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (कृंतक)

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

The Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.