Black Flying Squirrel vs dooryard sowbug

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aeromys	Porcellio
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Flying Squirrel and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.