Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Sargent Cherry

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Sargent Cherry
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aeretes	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Sargent Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.