Le Gazé vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Aporia crataegi compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Le Gazé is Endangered while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Le Gazé	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aporia	Aeretes
Species	Aporia crataegi	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Le Gazé and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Le Gazé

EN — Endangered

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Le Gazé	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Le Gazé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Le Gazé

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.