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: * Petaurista alborufus Milne-Edwards, 1870 – red and white giant flying squirrel * Petaurista elegans Müller, 1840 – spotted giant flying squirrel * Petaurista leucogenys Temminck, 1827 – Japanese giant flying squirrel * Petaurista magnificus Hodgson, 1836 – Hodgson's giant flying squirrel * Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842 – Bhutan giant flying squirrel * Petaurista petaurista Pallas, 1766 – red giant flying squirrel * Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 – Indian giant flying squirrel * Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards, 1872 – Chinese giant flying squirrel