Black Colonel vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Colonel	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Odontomyia	Petaurista
Species	Odontomyia tigrina	Petaurista magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Colonel and Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Colonel	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.