fritillary vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Fritillaria meleagris compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• fritillary is Extinct while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fritillary	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Liliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fritillaria	Aeretes
Species	Fritillaria meleagris	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

fritillary

EX — Extinct

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fritillary	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.