Black Flying Squirrel vs cow-itch

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Mucuna
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.