Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista xanthotis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The Chinese giant flying squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China. It inhabits high-elevation spruce forests in China and feeds nocturnally on young shoots, leaves, and pine nuts. It nests in trees but does not hibernate. Its litter size averages two.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Petaurista