mersawa vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Anisoptera costata compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Anisoptera	Aeretes
Species	Anisoptera costata	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

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.