Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Mormoopidae
Genus	Aeretes	Pteronotus
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel and Paraguana Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.