Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Suborder Sciurognathi (Tullberg, 1899) see Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
       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