Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Red-cedar

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Juniperus
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Juniperus scopulorum

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, and Sweden.