Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Roman nettle

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urticaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Urtica
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Roman nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).