False Dotted Border vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Belenois thysa compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Belenois	Aeretes
Species	Belenois thysa	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.