Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	small-leaf cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	small-leaf cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).