Blake'S Aster vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Oclemena blakei compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Oclemena	Aeretes
Species	Oclemena blakei	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.