Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Prickly Heath

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Gaultheria
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.