Kit vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Hypanus americanus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kit	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyatidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypanus	Aeretes
Species	Hypanus americanus	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kit and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Kit

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kit

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.