Afghan Vole vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Blanfordimys afghanus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Afghan Vole is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan Vole	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blanfordimys	Aeretes
Species	Blanfordimys afghanus	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Afghan Vole and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (설치류)

Conservation Status

Afghan Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan Vole	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan Vole

The Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) is a species in the genus Blanfordimys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.