Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Petaurista magnificus compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Petaurista	Alticola
Species	Petaurista magnificus	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.