Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Stinking Truffle

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Tuber
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.