Black Flying Squirrel vs Dense-flowered Fumitory

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Fumaria densiflora

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Dense-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Aeromys	Fumaria
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Fumaria densiflora

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Dense-flowered Fumitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.