Alectryon vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alectryon	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.