Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spreading 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 divaricatus

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spreading Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).