Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Spring Sowbread

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Primulaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Cyclamen
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Spring Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.