Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Ruby Bolete

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Boletaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Hortiboletus
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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