Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Plum pine

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Podocarpus elatus

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Plum pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Podocarpus
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.