Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Scaly Hawkbit

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeretes	Hedypnois
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).