Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Pea Withe

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pea Withe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Rhynchosia
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pea Withe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.