Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs
       Subfamily Pteromyinae Brandt, 1855 - flying squirrels
         Genus Petaurista Link, 1795 - giant flying squirrels
           1 Petaurista alborufus (Milne-Edwards, 1870) - red and white flying squirrel
           2 Petaurista elegans Müller, 1840 - spotted giant flying squirrel
           3 Petaurista leucogenys (Temminck, 1827) - Japanese giant flying squirrel
           4 Petaurista magnificus Hodgson, 1836 - Hodgson's flying squirrel
           5 Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842 - Bhutan flying squirrel
           6 Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) - red giant flying squirrel
           7 Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 - Indian giant flying squirrel
           8 Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards, 1872 - Chinese giant flying squirrel