Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Pouch Cup

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Peziza
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.