Wildlifeof China
Common Giant Flying Squirrel
Squirrels & Flying Squirrels
Photo: Pieter Prins · CC BY-SA 4.0
Petaurista philippensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, bark, resin, shoots, leaves, insects and larvae
Habitat
Dry deciduous and evergreen forest, generally at 500–2,000m
Range
South and Southeast Asia, including China
Litter size
1
The Indian giant flying squirrel is a large nocturnal squirrel with a membrane stretching between its fore and hind limbs, allowing long glides through the canopy. Its taxonomy has included several forms now sometimes treated as separate species. It occurs from South Asia into China and mainland Southeast Asia, using deciduous and evergreen forests, chiefly at 500–2,000m. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It nests in tree hollows lined with bark, fur, moss and leaves. Fruit forms much of its diet, supplemented by bark, resin, shoots, leaves, insects and larvae. Females have been reported giving birth to a single blind young. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Common Giant Flying Squirrel eat?
- Fruit, bark, resin, shoots, leaves, insects and larvae
- What habitat does the Common Giant Flying Squirrel live in?
- Dry deciduous and evergreen forest, generally at 500–2,000m
- Where is the Common Giant Flying Squirrel found?
- South and Southeast Asia, including China
- What is the litter size of the Common Giant Flying Squirrel?
- 1