Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Sweet Dattock

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Detarium microcarpum

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Sweet Dattock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Sweet Dattock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aeretes	Detarium
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Detarium microcarpum

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Sweet Dattock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Sweet Dattock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Dattock

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.