Bird's Eye vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ) Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family Sapindaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Alectryon Aeretes
Species Alectryon subcinereus Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

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.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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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