Franchet's Cotoneaster vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Cotoneaster franchetii compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Franchet's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Franchet's 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 franchetii	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Franchet's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Franchet's Cotoneaster	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay).

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.