Devil'S Dipstick vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Mutinus elegans compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mutinus	Aeretes
Species	Mutinus elegans	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.