Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs variable-leaf hakea

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Hakea varia

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while variable-leaf hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	variable-leaf hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Proteaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Hakea
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Hakea varia

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

variable-leaf hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	variable-leaf hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable-leaf hakea

Habitat

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