Black Flying Squirrel vs Curled Thistle

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeromys	Carduus
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.