Bearded Pink vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Dianthus barbatus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Bearded Pink is Not Evaluated while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Pink	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dianthus	Aeretes
Species	Dianthus barbatus	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Bearded Pink

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Pink

The Bearded Pink (Dianthus barbatus) is a species in the genus Dianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.