Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Cladonia
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.