Bear-cat vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Arctictis binturong compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Viverridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arctictis	Aeretes
Species	Arctictis binturong	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.