Black Flying Squirrel vs Floating Sundew

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Droseraceae
Genus	Aeromys	Drosera
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

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