Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Plum Rust

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Tranzschelia
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).