Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Siberian chipmunk

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Tamias sibiricus

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Siberian chipmunk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Siberian chipmunk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aeretes	Tamias
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Tamias sibiricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel and Siberian chipmunk share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Siberian chipmunk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Siberian chipmunk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian chipmunk

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (12 countries).