Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel vs Lombok Flying Fox

Petaurista nobilis compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Petaurista	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Petaurista nobilis	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lombok Flying Fox

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.