Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Botrychium
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.