Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel vs Fat-tailed Jird

Petaurista xanthotis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Petaurista	Pachyuromys
Species	Petaurista xanthotis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.