Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Thinkadu

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Parashorea
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Thinkadu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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