Cherryred Cotoneaster vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Cotoneaster zabelii compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Cherryred Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherryred Cotoneaster	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Aeretes
Species	Cotoneaster zabelii	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Cherryred Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherryred Cotoneaster	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherryred Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherryred Cotoneaster

The Cherryred Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster zabelii) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.