Fingered Candlesnuff vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Xylaria digitata compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fingered Candlesnuff	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Xylariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Xylaria	Aeretes
Species	Xylaria digitata	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fingered Candlesnuff	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.