Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Wire With

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Desmodium
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.