Petaurista is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Squirrels in this family are generally large nocturnal flying squirrels. It contains the following species, listed alphabetically: \n* Petaurista alborufus Milne-Edwards, 1870 – red and white giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista elegans Müller, 1840 – spotted giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827 – Japanese giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista magnificus Hodgson, 1836 – Hodgson's giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842 – Bhutan giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista petaurista Pallas, 1766 – red giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 – Indian giant flying squirrel \n* Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards, 1872 – Chinese giant flying squirrel