bristly bearberry vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Aeretes
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.