Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Pine Jelly

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Exidia
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.