Meskhetian Psephellus vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Psephellus meskheticus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meskhetian Psephellus	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Aeretes
Species	Psephellus meskheticus	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Meskhetian Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meskhetian Psephellus	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meskhetian Psephellus

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.