Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs pepper-elder

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Piper amalago

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while pepper-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	pepper-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Piperaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Piper
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Piper amalago

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

pepper-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	pepper-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pepper-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.