Cope’s Streamside Treefrog vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Sarcohyla bistincta compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Cope’s Streamside Treefrog is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sarcohyla	Aeretes
Species	Sarcohyla bistincta	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.