Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Window Gnat

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Aeretes	Sylvicola
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.