Catkin Yew vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taxaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amentotaxus	Aeretes
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.