Genus

Giant Flying Squirrels

Petaurista

4 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusPetaurista (Giant Flying Squirrels)

Species in this group

Petaurista petaurista

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Petaurista philippensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Petaurista elegans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Petaurista lena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Giant Flying Squirrels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~60%
	Red Giant Flying Squirrel			~60%
2	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Red Giant Flying Squirrel			~40%
3	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~30%
	Red Giant Flying Squirrel			~30%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~30%
	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel			~30%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel			~20%
6	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~20%
	Red Giant Flying Squirrel			~20%
7	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~10%
	Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel			~10%
8	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel			~10%