Bearded Dapperling vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Bearded Dapperling is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystolepiota	Aeretes
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Dapperling	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.