Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs robust iris

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Iris robusta

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while robust iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	robust iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aeretes	Iris
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Iris robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel and robust iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

robust iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	robust iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

robust iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.