Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Violet Domecap

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Calocybe
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.