Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Stinking chamomile

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Anthemis cotula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel Stinking chamomile
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Aeretes Anthemis
Species Aeretes melanopterus Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel Stinking chamomile
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Average Length — —
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

No description available.

Stinking chamomile

No description available.

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