Black Flying Squirrel vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aeromys	Cotoneaster
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Creeping Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (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.