Black Flying Squirrel vs Floating Fern

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Salvinia
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.