Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Winter Truffle

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Tuber brumale

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Winter Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Winter 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 brumale

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Winter Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.