goldthread vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Coptis teeta compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• goldthread is Endangered while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	goldthread	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Coptis	Aeretes
Species	Coptis teeta	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

goldthread

Habitat

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

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.