Alectryon vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Sapindaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Alectryon Aeretes
Species Alectryon tropicus Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

No description available.

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