Black Flying Squirrel vs Brittle Bladderfern

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Cystopteris
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black Flying Squirrel

The Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) is a species in the genus Aeromys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.