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Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista nobilis

Red List assessment

Near Threatenedon the IUCN Red List

  1. EXExtinct
  2. EWExtinct in the Wild
  3. CRCritically Endangered
  4. ENEndangered
  5. VUVulnerable
  6. NTNear Threatened
  7. LCLeast Concern
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The IUCN Red List assesses the Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel as Near Threatened.

Genus
Petaurista
Red List category
Near Threatened
Data updated
August 9, 2026

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Questions about the Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel

Is the Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel endangered?

The IUCN Red List assesses the Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel as Near Threatened. The species does not qualify as threatened today, but it is close to the thresholds and likely to cross them soon. It is the category that most often changes at the next assessment.

What is the scientific name of the Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel?

The Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel is Petaurista nobilis.

Other species in the genus Petaurista

Sources

Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Petaurista nobilis. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .

The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2016. IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group